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Abbas Heydari1, Hassan Sharifi2, Ahmad Bagheri Moghaddam3
11 Nursing and Midwifery care research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract:
According to the World Health Organization, the main mission of palliative care is to optimize the quality of life of patients with serious chronic disease, as well as their caregivers, by providing biopsychosociospiritual care. However, historically, the primary focus of palliative care is on providing care only for cancer diseases. Based on the current literature, it is assumed that palliative care is not provided for many chronic diseases on a regular basis and in many cases, a clinical guideline does not exist for providing palliative care.
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