Palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life of patients and their families, when facing problems associated with a life-threatening illness. This, through prevention and the correct treatment of pain.
In hospitals and institutions, training is offered for taking care of the patient at home and support for bereavement management.
Among the pathologies that require this type of intervention are cancer, amputation of an extremity as a result of diabetes mellitus, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV / AIDS), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), chronic renal failure and advanced neurological diseases, among others.
According to epidemiological information, 30 percent of people who have chronic pain suffer from depression; 50 percent irritability and 80 percent insomnia. This condition is characterized by having a duration of more than three months.
Since 2015, every 10th of October World Palliative Care Day is celebrated.
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