Supportive Care

What is Supportive Care

Supportive care, also known as palliative care or symptom management, is a specialized approach to patient care focused on improving quality of life and alleviating physical, emotional, and psychosocial distress associated with serious illness. It is provided concurrently with curative or life-prolonging treatments and is tailored to meet the individual needs and preferences of patients and their families.

Risks and Complications

• Inadequate symptom management: Inadequate assessment or treatment of symptoms can lead to uncontrolled pain, distress, and diminished quality of life for patients, highlighting the importance of comprehensive symptom assessment and multidimensional interventions.
• Communication challenges: Communication barriers between patients, families, and healthcare providers may impede the delivery of effective supportive care, underscoring the need for clear, empathic, and culturally sensitive communication to address patients' concerns and preferences.

Post-operative Care

Recovery Timeline

Supportive care offers patient and caregiver education on disease management, treatment options, symptom recognition, medication management, advance care planning, and end-of-life care, empowering individuals to make informed decisions and actively engage in their care.

Precautions and Management

Supportive care encourages advance care planning discussions to clarify patients' treatment preferences, goals of care, and end-of-life wishes, facilitating the completion of advance directives, living wills, durable power of attorney for healthcare, and other legal documents to guide medical decision-making and ensure patient autonomy and dignity.

Understanding Supportive Care Cost

Factors Affecting Supportive Care Costs

• Service intensity: The cost of supportive care varies depending on the intensity and complexity of services required, including symptom management, psychosocial support, spiritual care, care coordination, and bereavement services, tailored to individual patient needs and preferences.
• Healthcare setting: Supportive care costs may differ based on the healthcare setting where services are delivered, including outpatient clinics, inpatient units, hospice facilities, long-term care facilities, or home-based care, reflecting differences in staffing, infrastructure, and resource utilization.

Alternative Treatments and Surgeries

Supportive care may incorporate complementary and alternative therapies, such as music therapy, art therapy, pet therapy, aromatherapy, mindfulness meditation, yoga, and relaxation techniques, to complement conventional medical treatments and enhance overall well-being for patients and families.

Quality Assistance & Expertise

At Al Riaz Health Services, we partner with JCI-accredited hospitals and experienced cardiac surgeons who perform numerous Supportive Care procedures annually, ensuring high-quality care and excellent outcomes. You can trust us for exceptional support throughout your journey.

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