Hanife Özçelik1, Çiçek Fadıloğlu2, Bülent Karabulut3, Meltem Uyar4, Hayriye Elbi5, Sibel Eyigör6, Özen Önen Sertöz5, Can Eyigör4, Derya Hophancı Bıçaklı3, Zehra Çalışkan5, Gül Özaydemir7, Yasemin Güzel3, Yasemin Kuzeyli Yıldırım2

1Nigde University, School Of Health, Nigde, Turkey
2Ege University, Faculty Of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
3Ege University, Faculty Of Medicine Hospital,department Of Medical Oncology, Izmir, Turkey.
4Ege University, Faculty Of Medicine Hospital, Department Of Algology, Izmir, Turkey
5Ege University, Faculty Of Medicine Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, Izmir, Turkey
6Ege University, Faculty Of Medicine Hospital, Department Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Izmir, Turkey
7Ege University, Cancer Control Research And Application Center, Izmir, Turkey

Keywords: Palliative Care, Case Management, Multidisiplinary team, Care protocol

Abstract

Today, multifaceted approach is needed for the palliative care of advanced stage cancer patients. The main objective for these patients, elimination of pain and other symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual needs are met and to increase the quality of life. We are also faced with the challenge of meeting the physical and psychosocial needs of family members. The purpose of a holistic approach to patient and family who provide effective and quality care, care coordination and case management of a multidisciplinary team approach is based on cooperation. Care protocols specified patient care activities to be carried by the related disciplines to achieve results on a timeline that shows a certain, a multidisciplinary clinical management tool. A lot of care guidelines and protocols developed by a team of experts to contribute to the palliative care activities, and this is thought to be a guiding team members, working with patients.