strategy
Caring for the chronically ill
Synonyms:
Caring for the terminally illProviding compassionate care for the dying
Disseminating palliative care
Description:
Palliative care aims at relieving pain, improving quality of life and reducing the distress of chronically ill or dying patients and their families. Implementation:
The longer that physicians care for dying patients, the more distressed they are after their death. Physicians can feel a sense of satisfaction in being an important part of a person's quality of life as they were dying, but at the same time, be very distressed that the person has died. In a survey, about one third of the doctors rated the death as having a strong emotional impact. Emotional reactions were associated with length of time they had provided care. Female physicians generally reported more symptoms of grief than did their male counterparts. Emotional support for such doctors is often lacking. Narrower:
Providing hospice careTreating chronic illnessCaring for cancer patientsSupporting people with AIDSSuppressing symptoms of disease Constrained by:
Killing the unfit Facilitates:
Caring for the agedCaring for the frail Facilitated by:
Choosing to viaticateStudying chronic pain relief Problems:
Chronic illnessConflict of interest in the terminally ill
Criminalization of euthanasia
Dehumanization of death
Messy suicide
Organizations:
International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations European Association for Palliative Care Nordic Association on Care for the Terminally Ill Subjects:
Life → DeathMedicine → Pathology
Health Care → Treatment
Health Care → Care
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
