Friday, September 25, 2015

Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care

Hi and hello there,



During my clinical internship in Hospital Selayang, I have a chance to participate in Continuous Medical Education (CME) of the hospital. One of the CME's topic is regarding a "good death" for patient of palliative care.

A study by De Jong and Clarke (2009) which gathers 15 respondent comprises palliative care patients, physicians, nurses and caregives identifies the characteristics of a good death are:
  • death free from pain
  • sense of well lived life
  • sense of community
The respondents also outlined a bad death as: 
  • painful death
  • loss of control
  • loss of independence

The characteristics of a good and bad death hints what an Occupational Therapist can do to help patients under palliative care.

The following are the graphics of fact sheets of Occupational Therapist role in Palliative Care by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). This can be useful for multidisciplinary team members to get an idea what an Occupational Therapist can offer for Palliative Care patients. Get the PDF format here



Another useful article that is extracted from the The American Journal of Occupational Therapy regarding the Occupational Therapist role in Palliative Care is here. Happy reading!

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