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PALLIATIVE CARE - Coggle Diagram
PALLIATIVE CARE
Where it is provided
Nursing homes
Outapatient clinics
Hospitals
At home
Definition
Focus:relief from symptoms
Improve quality of life
Patient,family
Specialized care for serious illness
Provied by
Nurses
Social workers
Doctors
For which illnesses
Heart failure
Alzheimer,parkinson
Cancer
With other treatments
Can be combined
Not based on prognosis
Transition to hospice
If treatment is no longer
Improves quality of life
Helps with
Depression
Anxiety
Pain
Nausea
Sleep problems