{"id":1519,"date":"2018-04-25T09:56:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T03:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/?page_id=1519"},"modified":"2018-05-22T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T07:00:36","slug":"understanding-palliative-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/understanding-palliative-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Palliative Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1519\" class=\"elementor elementor-1519 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8112b1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8112b1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dafc0c\" data-id=\"9dafc0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad62f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad62f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Understanding Palliative Care<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168df8a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"168df8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde1d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde1d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The World Health Organization defines palliative care as \u201can approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Palliative care is for the people of all ages with a life limiting or terminal illness that helps them to live their life as comfortable as possible. Palliative care identifies and treats symptoms which may be physical, emotional, spiritual or social. Because palliative care is based on individual needs, the services offered will differ but may include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Relief of pain and other symptoms e.g. vomiting, shortness of breath<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resources such as equipment needed to aid care at home<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assistance for families to come together to talk about sensitive issues<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Links to other services such as home help and financial support<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support for people to meet cultural obligations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support for emotional, social and spiritual concerns<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Counselling and grief support<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Referrals to respite care services<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Palliative care not only provides care in the final stages of life, but will also help to live well with a terminal illness. Sometimes palliative care can be of benefit for a person at their initial diagnosis of a life-limiting condition, or be useful on and off through various stages of an illness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Palliative care is also regarded as a family-centered model of care as it provides practical and emotional support to the family and carers too.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bc2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8bc2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #2b2929;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/sites\/default\/files\/palliative-care-human-right-fact-sheet-20160218.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Palliative care is recognized as a human right<\/span><\/a><\/span> which should be provided through person-centered and integrated health services that focus on special attention to the specific needs and individual preferences.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f04d88;\">\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #f04d88; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cancercontrol.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/116-121-Gwyther.pdf\">Find out more<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3904a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3904a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Palliative care involves many health professionals who bring a range of skills to help you provide care during your illness. These professions include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Doctors<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Nurses<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Social workers<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Physiotherapists<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Occupational and speech therapists<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Psychologists<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: #000000;\">Trained volunteers<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88224b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88224b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Know more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/who-is-palliative-care-for\/\">\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Who is palliative care for?<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/where-is-palliative-care-provided\/\">Where is palliative care provided?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/contact\/\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e6275d;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get palliative care<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/palliative-care-referral-centers\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e6275d;\">Get referred to palliative care organizations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53131e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d53131e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/faqs\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b5f4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b5f4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3618e57\" data-id=\"3618e57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7160ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7160ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c87d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c87d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><u>References<\/u><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Palliative Care Australia 2018. \u2018Understanding palliative care\u2019, viewed 25 April 2018, &lt;http:\/\/palliativecare.org.au\/understanding-palliative-care-parent-menu\/understanding-palliative-care&gt;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Palliative Care The World Health Organization defines palliative care as \u201can approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/understanding-palliative-care\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Understanding Palliative Care<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1519","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1519"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2227,"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1519\/revisions\/2227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}