Quality of life in incurable patients as a criterion of effectiveness of palliative care
Natalia G. Petrova,
Viktoria A. Yarovaya
Abstract:Introduction. The problem of palliative care developing is actual due to the increasing the proportion of older people and the number of patients with incurable diseases. The task of palliative care is to improve the quality of life in the incurable patient. To choose the best ways for solving this problem it is important to analyze all components of QL and it’s important for the evaluating the effectiveness of the measures taken.
The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life in patients in the… Show more
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