End-of-life care (EOLC) is health care provided in the time leading up to a person's death. End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months...
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Palliative care (derived from the Latin root palliare, or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and...
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Hospice (redirect from Hospice care)
spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. Hospice care provides an alternative...
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End-of-life may refer to: End-of-life (product), a term used with respect to terminating the sale or support of goods and services End-of-life care, medical...
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placement of a feeding tube. Decisions about hydration and nutrition are generally the most ethically challenging when it comes to end-of-life care. In 1990...
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Homecare (home care, in-home care), also known as domiciliary care, personal care or social care, is health care or supportive care provided in the individual...
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days or hours of life. It was developed to help doctors and nurses provide quality end-of-life care, to transfer quality end-of-life care from the hospice...
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and end-of-life care. Doctors in this specialty are often called intensive care physicians, critical care physicians, or intensivists. Intensive care relies...
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Terminal illness (redirect from End-stage disease)
have time to prepare for care, such as advance directives and living wills, which have been shown to improve end-of-life care. While death cannot be avoided...
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Caregiver (redirect from Care for others)
and health care provider. For patients at the end of life, the device rarely prevents death as intended. Using the device at the end of life can cause...
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