palliative care

hospice

Terminal illness comfort program

• terminal illnessIncurable, deadly medical condition
• dyingCeasing to live
• deathCessation of life

bereavement · last days · farewell · legacy · grief · mourning · funeral · advance directive · living will · last wishes

quality of life

General life satisfaction

• emotional supportCompassionate help during distress
• family counselingGuided resolution for relatives
• patient-centeredPrioritizing individual care needs

dignity · cultural sensitivity · integrative · well-being · ethical decision-making · meaning-making · chaplaincy · social work · values clarification · goal setting

empathy

Sharing another's emotions

• compassionConcern for others' distress
• listeningAttending to sound
• counselingProfessional guidance for problems

reassurance · encouragement · patience · understanding · validation · companionship · presence · kindness · tenderness · consolation

symptom relief

Lessening disease's felt effects

• pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
• soothingReducing distress or discomfort
• easeLack of strain

alleviation · respite · peaceful · calm · restful · gentle · tranquility · serenity · warmth · therapeutic

pain relief

Easing of discomfort

• oncologyCancer medicine specialty
• nursingMedical caretaking profession
• clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise

treatment · chronic illness · morphine · opioids · antiemetics · hydration · prognosis · referral · consultation · inpatient

• medical treatmentschemotherapy, physical therapy, gene therapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy
• health studiesmedical ethics, bioethics, health policy, health equity, medical history
• Elder Lawelder abuse, elder rights, elder neglect, eldercare, senior services
• elder oncologychemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, polypharmacy
• healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
• medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery