Refers to both a philosophy of care and a program of services aimed at relieving suffering and improving the quality of life for persons who are living with, or dying from, a life-limiting illness or who are bereaved.
Published by Roberto Wenk.
Last updated date: February 22, 2020.
Care given to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease.
The goal of comfort care is to prevent or treat as early as possible the symptoms of a disease, side effects caused by treatment of a disease, and psychological, social, and spiritual problems related to a disease or its treatment. Also called palliative care, supportive care, and symptom management.