Illness trajectories and palliative care
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- 28 April 2005
- Vol. 330 (7498) , 1007-1011
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7498.1007
Abstract
Such frameworks may help clinicians plan and deliver appropriate care that integrates active and palliative management. If patients and their carers gain a better understanding by considering illness trajectories this may help them feel in greater control of their situation and empower them to cope with its demands. An important implication for service planners is that different models of care will be appropriate for people with different illness trajectories. We review the main currently described illness trajectories at the end of life and draw out key clinical implications.Keywords
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