Palliative Care for the Seriously Ill
James J. Peters VA Medical Center · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · +1 more institution
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Abstract
Palliative care, a rapidly growing medical specialty, uses a team approach to enhance quality of care for persons with serious illness. This review summarizes recent trends and the focus of such care on communication, pain and symptom management, and psychosocial assessment.
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- Palliative care
- Psychosocial
- Specialty
- Medicine
- Pain management
- Nursing
- Family medicine
- Psychiatry
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