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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 1366-3666
- DOI
- 10.1108/13663666200700046
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Abstract
Feature Joanna Black National Council for Palliative Care Palliative care is the active holistic care of patients with advanced progressive illness. Management of Palliative pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social and spiritual support is paramount. The goal of palliative care is care of achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families. Many aspects of palliative care are also applicable earlier in the course of older people the illness in conjunction with other treatments (NICE, 2004). Achieving this goal is a challenging task, and can be particularly so in older people. Palliative care needs of older people differ from those of younger people and are more complex. This can be due to multiple chronic medical problems, cumulative effect on health of any particular disease, a greater risk of adverse drug reaction and the potential enhanced psychological impact of minor issues (National Council for Palliative Care, 2006a). We interviewed two people to hear about the palliative care experiences of their loved ones and to find out whether they felt that their needs were met. (Names of the interviewees have been changed to preserve anonymity.) This bittersweet article bears testament to the These two accounts
Journal
Working with Older People – Emerald Publishing
Published: Sep 1, 2007