[Palliative patients and their families - an inseparable complex system].
On the basis of a case report it can be demonstrated, how important the acquirement about the social net of the patient for a palliative team is. The involvement of the family into dealing with death and ending of life is as important as the co-caring of the family itself. Only by recognizing the structures inside of a family, an optimal care can take place.
Einrichtung für Palliativmedizin, Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Landeskrankenhaus Leoben, Leoben, Austria. andrea.passini@lkh-leoben.at
Andrea
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Peter
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000523:psychology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology; D014342:Truth Disclosure