Palliative care 2017
Total pain…?
Causes for suffering (that need palliative care) include :
-Disease/therapy-mediated physical symptoms (pain, dyspnea, and fatigue…) PAIN, DYSPNEA & FATIGUE
feeling of uselessness
- Psychological symptoms
(depression, anxiety,…..) -More difficult to quantify and to treat are: - the existential or spiritual dimensions of suffering ( loss of a sense of purpose in living) . - progressive loss of function - dramatic changes in social status and roles within family, in occupational domains … overwhelming sense of despair.
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