Affected Physical and Psychosocial Domain in Patient of PalliativeCare (A Case Report)

Abstract

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of
patients and their families who facing the problems associated
with life-threatening illness. The approach of palliative care also
provide them and their families a support system to cope with
their problems associated with life changes. Along with this it
make efforts to prevent their suffering, early identification of their
problems through proper assessment, treatment of their problems
and fulfill patient needs mainly psychosocial and spiritual need[1].
There are four domains that are physical, psychological, social
and spiritual that can be affected in palliative care patient. All of
these four domains were affected in my patient. But here I will
only focused on two major domains which were effected in my
patient that are physical and psychosocial. This case report will
discuss about physical and psychosocial domains.