TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 18. Palliative Care
A1  - Kane, Robert L.
A1  - Ouslander, Joseph G.
A1  - Abrass, Itamar B.
A1  - Resnick, Barbara
Y1  - 2013
N1  - 
T2  - Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 7e
AB  - Much  attention  has  been  focused  on  the  importance  of  making  end-of-life  (EOL)  care  decisions  before  one  is  in  a  crisis  situation.  Some  older  adults,  however,  are  ambivalent  about  what  they  want  at  the  end  of  life  and  may  change  their  minds  about  treatment  options  when  actually  threatened  by  an  illness  that  can  cause  death  (Caron,  Griffith,  and  Arcand,  2005;  Cherlin  et  al.,  2005).  An  option  that  allows  for  realistic  EOL  supportive  care  without  rescinding  all  efforts  at  treatment  is  palliative  care.  Palliative  care  is  focused  on  symptom  management  and  relieving  suffering  and  improving  quality  of  life  of  individuals  rather  than  focusing  on  cure  and  lengthening  of  life.  Avoidance  of  unnecessary,  and  potentially  harmful,  tests  is  initiated,  and  care  is  focused  on  comfort.  Palliative  care  is  a  philosophy  of  care  that  is  provided  simultaneously  with  all  other  appropriate  medical  management  of  the  patient.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57737586
ER  -