Palliative Care

Question 1

What is palliative care?

Answer 1

• specialized medical care for people living with serious illness
• focused on providing relief from the sx and stress of a serious illness
• goal is the improve QOL for both the patient and the family

Question 2

what was a key finding in the Temel study?

Answer 2

• median survival was longer in the early palliative care group than in the standard care group
• also showed: better QOL, lower rates of depression

Question 3

what are some sx of serious illness?

Answer 3

• pain
• dyspnea
• anxiety
• depression
• n/v
• constipation
• delirium
• insomnia
• fatigue
• anorexia
• pruritis
• hiccups