W4 - Palliative Care Flashcards
1
Q
What are things to consider about OT working in PC?
A
- Physical
- Social
- Spiritual
- Cultural
2
Q
Trajectory Framework (Corbin, 2001)
A
- Pretrajectory
- Trajectory onset
- Stable
- Unstable
- Acute
- Crisis
- Comeback
- Downward
- Dying
3
Q
What is PC?
A
An approach that improves the QOL of patients and their families facing the problems of life-threatening illness, through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, treatment of pain and other problems.
4
Q
What does PC do?
A
- Provides relief from pain
- Affirms life
- Offer support systems
- uses a team approach
- enhances QOL
5
Q
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act (2017)
A
- commences 19th June 2019
- Victorian
- Must meet all criteria:
- 18 or older
- Aus. citizen or live here for 12m
- Have mental capacity
- Be diagnosed with a disease that is incurable, advanced, is expected to cause death not exceeding 6m
6
Q
What are the steps for Voluntary Assisted Dying?
A
- First request to GP
- make a written request (2 independent witnesses)
- Person makes a final request to GP
7
Q
What is twin tracking?
A
used when the truth is too painful. Use of both realistic and fantasy goals.
8
Q
OT roles in PC
A
- Ax of O.P
- Equipment
- Home Ax
- Anxiety and Stress Mx
- Pain Mx
- Goal setting
- Fatigue Mx
- Carer training
