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Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure. It aims at improving quality of life, and particularly at reducing or eliminating pain.
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Research Shows That Distinct Patterns of Functional
Decline in the Last Year of Life Indicate the Need for Different Approaches
to Palliative Care
... New scientific evidence shows consistent patterns of decline of functioning for four different types of dying. These findings suggest that different pathways to death require more flexibility of healt...
Source: National Institutes of Health
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Hospice Care Articles
- Research Shows That Distinct Patterns of Functional
Decline in the Last Year of Life Indicate the Need for Different Approaches
to Palliative Care
... New scientific evidence shows consistent patterns of decline of functioning for four different types of dying. These findings suggest that different pathways to death require more flexibility of healt...
Resources
- CarePlanner (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Palliative Care (National Institutes of Health)
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