Palliative care in COVID-19.
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
; 15(4): 199-204, 2021 12 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1511115
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this paper is (1) to provide insight in the palliative care needs of patients with COVID-19; (2) to highlight the challenges of COVID-19 for palliative care; and (3) to highlight developments in COVID-19 palliative care. RECENT FINDINGS:
Patients with serious COVID-19 have palliative care needs in all domains physical, psychological, social and spiritual. COVID-19 palliative care is confronted with many challenges, including the uncertain prognosis, resource limitations, challenges regarding advance care planning, lack of guidance, limited multidisciplinary collaboration, need for remote communication, restrictions in family visits, and burden for clinicians. Palliative care responded with many developments development of services; integration of palliative care with other services; tools to support advance care planning, (remote) communication with patients and families, or spiritual care; and care for team members.SUMMARY:
Palliative care has an important role in this pandemic. Palliative care rapidly developed services and opportunities were found to support patients, families and clinicians. Further developments are warranted to face future demands of a pandemic, including integrated palliative care and education in palliative care skills across all specialties. Intervention studies are needed to enable evidence-based recommendations for palliative care in COVID-19.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Advance Care Planning
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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