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Palliative care
— the solid facts | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Davies, Irene J Higginson |
| Corporate Author | Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization - WHO; Fondazione Floriani |
| Publisher | Electronic format, 2004 |
| Pages | 32 pp |
| Source | Download pdf (4/8/04): www.euro.who.int/document/E82933.pdf |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Pain ; Social policy ; International. |
| Annotation | Palliative care is an important public health issue, and is concerned with the suffering, dignity, care needs and quality of life of people at the end of their lives. It is also concerned with the care and support of their families and friends. The purpose of this document is to provide a concise overview of the best available evidence on the concept of palliative care and related services. It draws on evidence from Europe and North America to discuss issues including: the importance of individual rights, preferences and options; the evidence for effective palliative care; the need to ensure access to palliative care for vulnerable groups; how to develop programmes to improve quality of palliative care; how to improve education and training for health professionals; the need to increase public awareness; and the kinds of research and development that will help policy-makers. A companion item, "Better palliative care for older people"", considers the needs and rights of older people and their families, and presents evidence of underassessment and undertreatment of pain. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040805204 E |
| Classmark | LV: CT7: TM2: 72 |
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