| The concept of disease in palliative medicine. | |
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PMID: 12168994 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The paper first defines palliative treatment and distinguishes it from symptomatic treatment. Then, the palliative situation is delineated as inseparably linked to the finitude of human life. Given the objectives of palliative treatment--responding to symptoms, damage to the patients' self-image, and the proximity of death--a subjective concept of disease is described, that is regarded as the focus of palliative treatment. The essence of the concept of disease is analysed as the patient's experience with a tendency of reduction of her or his vitality. Palliative medicine is shown not to be symptom-oriented, but disease--directed as other domains of medicine. Implications and practical consequences, especially the status of objective findings, of this concept are discussed and therapeutic opportunities in the palliative situation reconsidered. |
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Authors:
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Joachim Widder; Monika Glawischnig-Goschnik |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicine, health care, and philosophy Volume: 5 ISSN: 1386-7423 ISO Abbreviation: Med Health Care Philos Publication Date: 2002 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-08-09 Completed Date: 2002-10-16 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815900 Medline TA: Med Health Care Philos Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-7 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiotherapy and Radiobiology, Vienna University General Hospital, Austria. joachim.widder@univie.ac.at |
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Disease* Humans Palliative Care* Patient Care / methods Philosophy, Medical* |
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