- Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO defines palliative care as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients – adults and children – and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial, or spiritual
- Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care is a crucial part of integrated, people-centred health services (IPCHS) Nothing is more people-centred than relieving their suffering, be it physical, psychological, social, or spiritual Thus, whether the cause of suffering is cancer or major organ failure, drug-resistant tuberculosis or severe burns, end-stage chronic illness or acute trauma, extreme birth prematurity or
- 10 Things You Should Know About Palliative Care
November Is Palliative Care Awareness Month and Experts Debunk Common Myths Palliative care, a specialized, multidisciplinary team approach to caring for seriously ill people and their families, is often reduced to end-of-life care This misconception has led to palliative care involvement being introduced late in an illness, when its interventions are no longer beneficial or […]
- 10 Facts on palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial
- Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve health related suffering of adults, children and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness It is based on a comprehensive and person-centred approach, addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering
- 姑息治疗 - World Health Organization (WHO)
世卫组织有关姑息治疗的实况报道，提供了目前姑息治疗的需求及其可及性、国家层面可以开展的工作以及世卫组织的应对等
- Palliative care EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care is a crucial part of integrated, people-centred health services (IPCHS) Nothing is more people-centred than relieving their suffering, be it physical, psychological, social, or spiritual
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is palliative care and who needs it?
Palliative care is a complementary service to a person's general or specialty medical care, and it can be provided while people are receiving medical therapies, chemotherapy, dialysis, surgical procedures or other life-prolonging therapies
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