Palliative Care: An Evolving Field in Medicine

Serife Eti

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2011.03.001

Palliative Care: An Evolving Field in Medicine

Serife Eti

Family and Social Medicine

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Abstract

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems: physical, psychosocial, and spiritual. This article discusses illness trajectories and prognostic estimates, prognostic tools, educating physicians and nurses in palliative care, research in palliative medicine, and palliative care in hospitals and the community.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	159-171
Number of pages	13
Journal	Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2011.03.001
State	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

End-of-life care
Palliative care
Prognostic tools

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pharmacology (medical)

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