Case management based multidiscıplinary care protocol in the palliative care of cancer patients

• Published in: Aǧrı Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 47 - 56
• Main Authors: Ozçelik, Hanife, Fadıloğlu, Ciçek, Karabulut, Bülent, Uyar, Meltem, Elbi, Hayriye, Eyigör, Sibel, Onen Sertöz, Ozen, Eyigör, Can, Hophancı Bıçaklı, Derya, Calışkan, Zehra, Ozaydemir, Gül, Güzel, Yasemin, Kuzeyli Yıldırım, Yasemin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Turkish
• Published: Turkey 2014
• Subjects: Humans; Neoplasms; Pain, Intractable - prevention & control; Palliative Care; Patient Care Team; Practice Guidelines as Topic
• ISSN: 1300-0012
• DOI: 10.5505/agri.2014.93585

Today, multifaceted approach is needed for the palliative care of advanced stage cancer patients. The main objective for these patients, elimination of pain and other symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual needs are met and to increase the quality of life. We are also faced with the challenge of meeting the physical and psychosocial needs of family members. The purpose of a holistic approach to patient and family who provide effective and quality care, care coordination and case management of a multidisciplinary team approach is based on cooperation. Care protocols specified patient care activities to be carried by the related disciplines to achieve results on a timeline that shows a certain, a multidisciplinary clinical management tool. A lot of care guidelines and protocols developed by a team of experts to contribute to the palliative care activities, and this is thought to be a guiding team members, working with patients.