May 30, 2023
Home-based Palliative Care: An Evolving care Model for End-of-life care (EOLC) Patients (Opinion)
The goal of end-of-life care (EOLC) is to alleviate pain and provide comfort and peaceful dying to patients suffering from a terminal or life-limiting illness. It is patient-centred care that emphasizes giving comfort to patients with respect to patient’s values, experiences, and needs, and coordination of care is planned accordingly no matter how terminal the ailment is. Perhaps EOLC is intended to improve the patient’s quality of life. According to Mulji and Sachwani (2017), even though Pakistan has a huge burden of disease, the concept of EOLC is still emerging in Pakistan. The country’s recognition and support for palliative care
