Improving understanding and better recognition of experiences of patients and their family members through interprofessional education
Sulosaari, Virpi; Lehto, Juho T.; Pesonen, Hanna-Mari; Hökkä, Minna (2018)
The Swiss Association for Palliative Medicine, Care and Support
2018
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Tiivistelmä
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), palliative
care is an approach that improves the quality of life
of patients and their families facing the problems associated
with life-threatening illness, through the prevention
and relief of suffering. The palliative care support system
is offered to help patients live as actively as possible until
death, and offers a support system to help the family
cope during the patient's illness and in their own bereavement.
Therefore, palliative care patients' and their family
care is an approach that improves the quality of life
of patients and their families facing the problems associated
with life-threatening illness, through the prevention
and relief of suffering. The palliative care support system
is offered to help patients live as actively as possible until
death, and offers a support system to help the family
cope during the patient's illness and in their own bereavement.
Therefore, palliative care patients' and their family