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Hospice care and pal-

liative care
Presented by,
M.Josephin
introduction

The word “palliative” Latin word ‘pallium’ meaning to cloak, de-


ceive or cover.
 Palliate- “to lessen or mitigate without curing”
 Palliative Care- term first coined in 1974 by Dr. Balfour Mount
 Palliative care is an multidisciplinary approach and specialized
medical care for people with serious illness.
introduction

It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms,


pain, and stress of a serious illness-whatever the diagnosis.
 The term "palliative care" is increasingly used with regard to
diseases other than cancer such as – Chronic, progressive
pulmonary disorders – Renal disease – Chronic heart failure –
HIV/AIDS and – Progressive neurological conditions
palliative care

“ An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and


their families facing the problems associated with life- threaten-
ing
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
AIMS OF
PALLIATIVE CARE
 To relieve symptoms and improve the quality of
living and dying for a person and family living
with a life threatening illness.
 To reduce over all health-related suffering for
patients and families living with life limiting or life
threatening conditions.
 Palliative care strives to help individuals and
Their families
AIMS OF PALLIATIVE CARE

 It address physical, psychological, social, spiritual


and practical issues and associated expectations, needs,
hopes and fears.
 Prepare for and manage life closure and the dying
process and cope with loss and grief during the
illness and bereavement
Scope of palliative care
principles
• Integrate the psychosocial
and spiritual aspects of
patient care .

• Reduce other symptoms,


pain in the first place
principles
• Offer a support system to help
patients live as actively as possible
until death.

• Concerned with healing rather than


curing
principles
• Affirms life & regards dying as
normal process i.e. as a part of the
life cycle.

• Builds ways to provide


excellent care at the end of the
life
principles
• Helps them in gaining access
to needed health care providers
& appropriate care settings.

• Death accepting but also life


enhancing
Hospice care

Hospice care is support and care for


persons in the last phase of an
incurable disease so that they may live
as fully and comfortably as possible
Hospice care

 recognizes that the dying process is a part of the normal


process of living and focuses on enhancing the quality of
remaining life.
 affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death.
 exists in the hope and belief that though appropriate care, and
the promotion of a caring community sensitive to their needs,
that individuals and their families may be free to attain a degree
of satisfaction in preparation for death
Hospice care
 recognizes that human growth and development can be a
lifelong process.

 seeks to preserve and promote the inherent potential for


growth within individuals and families during the last phase
of life.
 offers palliative care for all individuals and their families
without regard to age, gender nationality, race, creed, sexual
orientation, disability, diagnosis, availability of a primary
care giver, or ability to pay

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