Palliative care should offer a support system to help patients live as actively as possible until
death and enhance quality of life and may also positively influence the course of illness. The …

Palliative care incorporates an interdisciplinary team approach to the continued care of
patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Major palliative diagnoses include …

Palliative care requires an interdisciplinary team approach to provide the best care for
patients with life-threatening illnesses. Like palliative medicine, rehabilitation also uses an …

The goal of palliative care is to prevent and relieve suffering and to support the best possible
quality of life for patients and their families, regardless of the stage of their disease. 1 The …

Palliative care is a field that is focused on maximizing quality of life for patients and families
at all stages of serious illness. Hospice is a form of palliative care that focuses exclusively on …

Rehabilitation nurses have a deliberate focus on function, independence, dignity, and the
preservation of hope that makes a fittingcontribution to care at the end of life. Even when it is …

The article focuses on the role of Palliative Rehabilitation in Serious Illness. Topics
discussed include palliative rehabilitation primarily aims to promote independence in self …

Disability in patients with advanced cancer often results from bed rest, deconditioning, and
neurologic and musculoskeletal complications of cancer or cancer treatment. Terminally ill …

For patients with a broad range of serious life-threatening illness, loss of function and
independence is a common struggle and a significant contributor to diminished quality of life …

Research indicates that terminally ill patients can benefit from rehabilitative interventions.
Assisting the terminally ill person to meet rehabilitation goals prior to end of life can improve …