Sheikh Mona, Sekaran Sruthi, Kochhar Hansini, Khan Asma Tasnim, Gupta Ishita, Mago Arpit, Maskey Upasana, Marzban Sima
Division of Clinical and Translational Research, Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, Florida, USA.
University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Aug;11(8):4168-4173. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2262_21. Epub 2022 Aug 30.
End-of-life medical services in the form of Hospice or Palliative care were initiated in the middle of 1900 in order to comfort the dying patients and support their families. There are a lot of similarities and differences between the two services. Many healthcare providers, including physicians, physician assistants, and nurses, are not fully trained or have comprehensive knowledge of these two types of end-of-life medical care. Through this paper, we aim to provide a thorough review of Hospice and Palliative care for internist and primary care physicians both in terms of indications or eligibility criteria; the similarities and differences between the two types of care; factors that disqualify an enrolled patient; and lastly, the role or use of Hospice and palliative care during COVID-19 pandemic.
临终关怀或姑息治疗形式的临终医疗服务始于20世纪中叶，旨在安慰临终患者并支持其家人。这两种服务有许多异同之处。许多医疗服务提供者，包括医生、医师助理和护士，并未接受过关于这两种临终医疗护理的全面培训或具备全面知识。通过本文，我们旨在从适应症或资格标准、两种护理类型之间的异同、使已登记患者丧失资格的因素，以及最后在新冠疫情期间临终关怀和姑息治疗的作用或用途等方面，为内科医生和初级保健医生提供对临终关怀和姑息治疗的全面综述。
