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Some terminally ill patients who receive palliative care live longer and with a better quality of life than those who receive standard medical care.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School evaluated the life expectancy and quality of life of roughly 150 patients with terminal lung cancers. Patients were asked questions about their mood and their quality of life at the start of the study and again after 12 weeks of treatments.

Patients receiving palliative care, which focuses on treating pain, anxiety and loss of appetite, reported a 50% lower rate of depression than non-palliative patients. They also lived an average of 2.5 months longer. The study appears in the the New England Journal of Medicine.

Death an dying is not something people want to talk about. Even when loved ones have spelled out their wishes we often subject them to unnecessary medical treatment that does little good.

Wouldn’t you rather have a few more months with a loved one who was lucid and living a quality life to their last day. Consider these options and talk to your family members about them.

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This short presentation illustrates the power of massage and Compassionate Touch® for those in end of life care. Compassionate Touch® is a hands-on complementary approach for those in eldercare, hospice and palliative care. It combines one-on-one focused attention, intentional touch and sensitive massage with specialized communication skills to help enhance quality of life for those in later life stages. Our training empowers massage therapists, health professionals and family caregivers to discover the transformative effects of touch and massage. http://www.compassionate-touch.org

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Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering and promote quality of life, at every stage of life, through patient and family care, education, research and advocacy. Join Frank D. Ferris, MD, as he presents information on defining elements of past and modern illness and various conceptions of suffering. The general concepts of palliative care, as well as the future goals of palliative care will be addressed. Series: Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging (SIRA) [4/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16035]

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Albany, NY. The Community Hospice, one of the largest and most established hospice organizations in the nation, will premiere its online Quality of Life, Not End of Life program on December 10 at Noon EST. The goal is to raise awareness of the many benefits of hospice care for both patients and their family members. The information presented in this program is critical. The number of senior citizens will double in just 30 years as baby boomers reach the age of 65. That’s according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization which says the services provided by hospice care are what Americans want yet four out of five adults know nothing about hospice care. National Hospice Foundation research shows the top four services Americans feel are the most important for a loved one who has less than six months to live are: someone to be sure that the patients wishes are honored, choice among the types of services the patient can receive, pain control tailored to the patients wishes, and emotional support for both patient and family. Caregivers from The Community Hospice will showcase the hospice services that are uniquely suited to address those most important concerns. Though 80 percent of Americans say their wish is to die at home, few do—less than 25% according to the foundation. The Community Hospice seeks to increase awareness of its services in an effort to enable people be with their loved ones in the comfort of their homes, not a hospital or nursing home. Hospice staff will be available to answer questions after people view the videos. In addition, viewers are invited to share their own hospice life stories in the social community.

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Albany, NY. The Community Hospice, one of the largest and most established hospice organizations in the nation, will premiere its online Quality of Life, Not End of Life program on December 10 at Noon EST. The goal is to raise awareness of the many benefits of hospice care for both patients and their family members.

The information presented in this program is critical. The number of senior citizens will double in just 30 years as baby boomers reach the age of 65. Thats according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization which says the services provided by hospice care are what Americans want yet four out of five adults know nothing about hospice care.

National Hospice Foundation research shows the top four services Americans feel are the most important for a loved one who has less than six months to live are: someone to be sure that the patients wishes are honored, choice among the types of services the patient can receive, pain control tailored to the patients wishes, and emotional support for both patient and family. Caregivers from The Community Hospice will showcase the hospice services that are uniquely suited to address those most important concerns. Though 80 percent of Americans say their wish is to die at home, few do—less than 25% according to the foundation.

The Community Hospice seeks to increase awareness of its services in an effort to enable people be with their loved ones in the comfort of their homes, not a hospital or nursing home. Hospice staff will be available to answer questions after people view the videos. In addition, viewers are invited to share their own hospice life stories in the social community.

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