McSherry Mary, Kehoe Kathy, Carroll Jean M, Kang Tammy I, Rourke Mary T
The Pediatric Advanced Care Team, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2007 Oct;54(5):609-29, ix-x. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.08.002.
Quality end-of-life care includes the management of distressing symptoms; provisions of care, including the assessment and management of psychosocial and spiritual needs; and respite from diagnosis through death and bereavement. Meeting the palliative care goal of improved quality of life depends on medical and nursing practitioners understatnding and effectively assessing psychosocial symptoms.
优质的临终关怀包括对令人痛苦的症状进行管理；提供护理，包括对心理社会和精神需求的评估与管理；以及从诊断到死亡及丧亲之痛期间的缓解。实现提高生活质量的姑息治疗目标取决于医学和护理从业者理解并有效评估心理社会症状。
