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- What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care? - National Institute on Aging
Palliative care and hospice care both focus on the comfort, care, and quality of life of individuals with a serious illness Hospice care is a specific type of palliative care that is provided in the final weeks or months of life
- Palliative care - Mayo Clinic
Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness It also can help you cope with side effects from medical treatments
- Palliative Care: Purpose What To Expect - Cleveland Clinic
Palliative care is a specialized form of care that provides symptom relief, comfort and support to people living with serious or chronic illnesses It also provides support to caregivers and those impacted by a loved one’s condition
- Palliative care - Wikipedia
Palliative care (from Latin root palliare "to cloak") is an interdisciplinary medical care-giving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating or reducing suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses [1] Many definitions of palliative care exist
- Palliative Care: What It Is, Benefits, Examples, More - Healthline
Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of people with serious or life-altering illnesses Each person’s care varies but can involve physical, psychological, and educational elements
- Palliative Care: When Is It Appropriate? - WebMD
Find out when palliative care is appropriate Learn about the benefits of palliative care, who it’s for, and how it can improve quality of life for people with serious illnesses
- What Is Palliative Care? | Symptom Management for Cancer
Palliative care is a special approach to caring for anyone with serious illness, such as cancer Palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life by helping patients and caregivers manage the symptoms of a serious illness and side effects of treatment
- Palliative Care - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Palliative care is for people with serious illnesses The goal of palliative care is to ease pain and other physical, emotional and psychosocial symptoms related to the illness Palliative care focuses on improving the person’s quality of life
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