Use of non-pharmacological interventions for comforting patients in palliative care

Palliative care aims to provide the maximum possible comfort to people with advanced and incurable diseases. The use of non-pharmacological interventions to promote comfort in palliative care settings has been increasing.However, information on implemented and evaluated interventions, their characte...

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Main Author: Coelho, Adriana (author)
Other Authors: Parola, Vítor (author), Cardoso, Daniela (author), Bravo, Miguel Escobar (author), Apóstolo, João (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Aromatherapy
Disease Progression
Hospices
Humans
Massage
Music Therapy
Neoplasms
Palliative Care
Patient Comfort
Quality of Life
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10284/8417
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bdigital.ufp.pt:10284/8417
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Summary:Palliative care aims to provide the maximum possible comfort to people with advanced and incurable diseases. The use of non-pharmacological interventions to promote comfort in palliative care settings has been increasing.However, information on implemented and evaluated interventions, their characteristics, contexts of application, and population is scattered in the literature, hampering the formulation of accurate questions on the effectiveness of those interventions and, consequently, the development of a systematic review.

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