{"id":5687,"date":"2020-04-09T10:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T07:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/palliative-care\/what-is\/kyries-plirofories\/"},"modified":"2020-06-11T17:37:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:37:20","slug":"what-is-palliative-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/en\/palliative-care\/what-is-palliative-care\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Palliative Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is Palliative Care<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3090\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dame-Cicely-Saunders.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3090\" class=\"wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dame-Cicely-Saunders.jpg\" alt=\"Dame-Cicely-Saunders\" width=\"200\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cYou matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully but also to live until you die.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cicelysaundersinternational.org\/dame-cicely-saunders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dame Cicely Saunders<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Palliative care was first developed in England in the mid-20<sup>th<\/sup> Century by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cicelysaundersinternational.org\/dame-cicely-saunders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dame\u00a0Cicely Saunders<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of palliative care is to prevent and alleviate the physical and mental symptoms of life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, neurological conditions, cardiopulmonary diseases, kidney disease, HIV, and so on, and to provide holistic care and support to patients with the various difficulties they may face.<\/p>\n<p>Palliative Care complements and does not replace the treatment that a patient may be receiving. It can be implemented early on, right from the time of the diagnosis, in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and it includes the investigation and the management of difficult symptoms and complications.<\/p>\n<p>Palliative care aims through a holistic approach to improve a patient\u2019s quality of life throughout the course of an illness.\u00a0 Emphasis is placed on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focusing on the patient and not the illness<\/li>\n<li>Individualized support depending on a patient\u2019s needs, problems, and wishes<\/li>\n<li>Relief from pain and other difficult symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Psychological support<\/li>\n<li>Participating in dealing with practical problems faced by the patient and family<\/li>\n<li>Recognizing and supporting the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Palliative care aims to ascribe value to every moment, supporting life without trying to hasten or postpone death, and it may positively influence the course of illness.<\/p>\n<p>During the course of an illness, the whole family is affected, not only the patient.\u00a0 Palliative care also includes support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/en\/services\/caregivers-family\/support-for-caregivers\/\"><strong>family<\/strong><\/a> throughout an illness, as well as during the period of <a href=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/en\/services\/caregivers-family\/bereavement-support\/\"><strong>bereavement<\/strong><\/a>, such as providing useful practical advice.<\/p>\n<p>The needs and wishes of the family as well as the patient are incorporated into a palliative care plan. The multi-disciplinary team of <a href=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/en\/galilee\/interdisciplinary-team\/\"><strong>health specialists<\/strong><\/a> works together to implement the care plan with the common aim of managing the needs and wishes of all, as well as the problems that the illness causes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Palliative Care Palliative care was first developed in England in the mid-20th Century by Dame\u00a0Cicely Saunders. 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