More focus on palliative care

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2023 Nov 22;167:D7809.ABSTRACTPalliative care: •is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness or frailty; •is not restricted to terminal care; •is started early in the trajectory of all life-threatening illnesses (oncological and non-oncological); •requires specific knowledge, communication skills and attitude, and an interdisciplinary approach; •requires a systematic approach for complaints and problems in all domains; •addresses all domains: physical, psychological, social and spiritual; •looks for a balance between disease-oriented and symptom-oriented treatment; •includes advance care planning and a careful exploration of a death…
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