Palliative Care Overview (16)
Palliative Care overview explaining goals of care, who is appropriate to receive it, settings of care, and finding it.
The Palliative Care Team (9)
The members of the palliative care team and how they work together.
Hospice Care (26)
Palliative Care vs Hospice Care
Chronic Illnesses (29)
Palliative Care began as a way to help cancer patients cope with the effects of the disease and the side effects of cancer treatment. It became clear, however, that cancer patients weren’t the only ones who could benefit from palliative care. Because so many illnesses and conditions can benefit from palliative care, not all can be listed here but we will briefly discuss the more common ones.
Caregiver Information (27)
Caring for someone with palliative/hospice care.
Pain Control (22)
Pain is a common and distressing symptom for patients many patients on palliative care and hospice. Find information on what pain is and how it is treated.
Symptom Management (27)
Symptoms other than pain can cause distress during a life-threatening illness. Breathing problems, stomach upset and loss of appetite, insomnia, delirium, and even itching can all be addressed by the palliative care team.
Pediatric Care (10)
Each year in the United States, roughly 50,000 children die from and 500,000 children cope with life-threatening conditions. Such children and their families require comprehensive, compassionate, and developmentally appropriate palliative care.
Ethics and Choices (40)
The developement of advanced, life-prolonging technology in chronic and irreversable illnesses raises new questions. Attention is frequently directed at quality of life rather than just the duration of it.
The Dying Process (27)
Death is inevitable: dying concludes our journey on this earth. "There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to be born and a time to die."
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
The Grieving Process (25)
Bereavement, derived from the root "reave", meaning to rob or forcibly deprive, is a state an individual enters when they have been deprived or robbed of something of value. Grief is the bereaved person's internal emotional response to that loss.
Glossary (53)
Definitions of terms commonly associated with palliative care.
Reviews (9)
There are many books and products available that can help you cope with a life-limiting illness or prepare you to care for a dying loved one. Find out which ones are worth your precious time and your money.
