Palliative care

Christine S. Ritchie; Martha L. Twaddle

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-23365-9_12

Palliative care

Christine S. Ritchie^*, Martha L. Twaddle

^*Corresponding author for this work

Medicine, Hospital Medicine Division

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Abstract

Home-based palliative care is emerging as an important component of home-based medical care. Because a majority of homebound adults have serious illness and high symptom burden, every home-based medical provider should be well-versed in basic palliative care skills. This chapter describes communication strategies to clarify patient’s goals of care, rationale and approaches to prognostication, and management of common symptoms experienced in the home (depression, pain, anorexia, and dyspnea). In addition, it covers the basic principles and framework of hospice care and tools to support advance care planning.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Geriatric Home-Based Medical Care
Subtitle of host publication	Principles and Practice
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	251-267
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319233659
ISBN (Print)	9783319233642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23365-9_12
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

Depression
Dyspnea
Goals of care
Hospice
Pain
Palliative care
Prognosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine
General Nursing

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