Palliative medicine
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Palliative medicine · Dec 2012
What is the role of specialist palliative care in an acute hospital setting? A qualitative study exploring views of patients and carers.
Since the medical specialty of palliative medicine was recognized in 1988, the role of hospital specialist palliative care services has been developing, extending to patients who have a life-limiting illness but are not in the terminal phase. ⋯ These findings will aid continuing development and evaluation of palliative care teams, in the domains of effectiveness as well as patient experience.
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Palliative medicine · Dec 2012
Feeling severely affected by multiple sclerosis: what does this mean?
The situation for people feeling severely affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) remains largely unexamined and the term 'severe MS' is not clearly defined. ⋯ EDSS is insufficient for usage as the sole instrument for measuring severe affectedness as it does not take into account other potential reasons. Complex patient needs necessitate multi-professional care as offered by palliative medicine.