Palliative care, or caring for the terminally ill patients, as we all know, advocates the idea of a comprehensive and all-inclusive patient-centric healing. This is meant to support the biopsychosocial spiritual model developed to address the patient’s relational existence to dimensions such as psychological, spiritual, social, and physical.
The World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is meant to speak about the increase in the availability of palliative and hospice care worldwide. It raises awareness to understand the requirements of the patients who are battling with life-limiting illness and the caregivers of their families. As we venture more into the subject, let’s take a look at how we can divide the mental health aspects of Palliative Care:
- Psychological Care: The emotional and psychological well being of a patient battling with a terminal disease is crucial. It includes the psychological experiences of loss and probably death of the patient and the practical aspects of care in regards to the daily living, housing, and finances. Such patients often feel a sense of control and anger which can later also be seen in their immediate family members. Through palliative care, you can allow professionals to look into the matter and ensure that the patient’s emotions are in control. It would also reduce the anxiety and fear they might have been feeling and help bridge the family relationships in the long run.
- Spiritual Care: It is a given that over the years as our near and dear ones grow older, they get peace in spirituality which is often confused with religion. Spiritual care is inclusive of the emotional benefits that the patient receives in the form of informal support from the religious groups, friends, and relatives. Such care can, as proven, strengthen some people at the end of life. Through this spiritual care, professionals ask the patients to express whatever they are feeling with the caregivers so that they can communicate freely.
Palliative care from professionals can give a lot of strength to the patient than anyone could ever have imagined because it involves not only a personal touch but scientific effects as well.
Care Continuum is happy to announce “Remote Consultations for Palliative Care Patients” which you can connect to when there is something you need to discuss with your loved ones. The personal care that each patient and his or her caregiver receives is enough to get them through life-threatening diseases. Should you want to know more about the subject and consult professionals for the same, get in touch with Care Continuum and its team of experts today.