The cultivation of prognostic awareness through the provision of early palliative care in the ambulatory setting: a communication guide.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Early, integrated palliative care delivered in the ambulatory setting has been associated with improved quality of life, lower rates of depression, and even prolonged survival. We outline an expert practice that provides a step-wise approach to cultivating prognostic awareness in patients cared for by a palliative care clinician early in the course of the patient's disease. This approach can be used by both novice and more experienced palliative care clinicians.
Medical subject headings
- Ambulatory Care
- Critical Illness
- Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
- Neoplasms
- Palliative Care
- Prognosis
- Quality of Life