SYMPTOMS MANAGEMENT

Symptoms Management



Symptoms Management

About the Presentation

The presentation discusses about a symptom of Pallative care which is chosen to be depression in cancer patients. The flow of the presentation would be firstly, a brief introduction would be provided about the chosen symptom that is depression in cancer patients. The second slide talks about the important aspects that may be a part of the life of any cancer patient. The third slide talks about a brief description of palliative care. the further slides talks about the implications and the misconceptions that prevail about the patients whio have cancer. The symptoms and cures of depression in cancer patients are discussed in the the further slides and finally a conclusion is provided.We all know that Palliative care is a health care model that improves the quality of life for patients who possess deadly diseases such as cancer. palliative care applied to the practice of community nursing to improve the welfare of patients with cancer. Cancer is a disease known since ancient civilizations. Its name derives from the word kankros, meaning crab and refers to the similarity between the animal and the disease "trap" and destroy their victims.

The care of patients with advanced cancer tests health resources offered at the hospital and the community. It is conceived as "palliative care" the active total care provided by a multidisciplinary team to patients and their family members when the patient's illness no longer responds to curative treatment. 8 In fact, palliative care has come to constitute an alternative professional and humane care to those patients who can no longer heal, and try to preserve the highest possible quality of life for patients and their closest relatives.

Cancer is a health problem worldwide, representing the second leading cause of death in most developed countries, preceded only by cardiovascular diseases, yet more than half of all cancers occur in ¾ people living in developing countries.

For cancer control, the policy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) has been to establish the National Control Programme (NCCP), which promote the best means of reconciling what is possible with what can be achieved in certain circumstances. 11 These programs cover a wide range of activities, ranging from health promotion to palliative intervention, through early diagnosis, timely treatment and comprehensive rehabilitation (biological, psychological and social). The development of these programs gives the company the position to control the disease by acting on its causes and consequences.

The modern approach to palliative care had its origin in the 60's, with the work of Cicely Saunders and the movement of "hospice" in the UK, ideas which were subsequently implemented in several countries. Although the palliative treatment of symptoms has existed since antiquity, the palliative care multidisciplinary, structured and organized, as now conceived, began to expand after 1970, and reached maturity and development in the 90's.

Palliative Medicine is the study and management of patients with active, progressive and advanced in whom the prognosis is limited and that the main concern is the quality of life, incorporating the patient ...