The Scientific Concept
What is the Health Promotion Approach to End-of-Life Empowerment?
It refers to the concept of a network of individuals, including family, friends, healthcare professionals, and community support systems, that surround a person receiving palliative care, providing a holistic support system to address their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs throughout their illness journey; essentially, it signifies the interconnected group of people actively involved in a patient's palliative care plan.
Achieving universal access to palliative and end-of-life care requires the development of all care circles. From pharmaceutical companies and healthcare authorities to individual citizens, every member of society has a crucial role in fostering equity in palliative and end-of-life care.
Circles of Health Promotion Approach
to End-of-Life Empowerment
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