{"id":927,"date":"2024-04-10T08:57:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T12:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=927"},"modified":"2024-04-10T08:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T12:59:55","slug":"2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/2-2-2\/","title":{"raw":"2.2.2 Caring for Individuals with Life Limiting Illness","rendered":"2.2.2 Caring for Individuals with Life Limiting Illness"},"content":{"raw":"A progressive, life-limiting illness is an illness that:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Affects a person\u2019s health and quality of life<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Gets worse over time<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Can lead to death in the near future<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nExamples of Life Limiting Illness includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>MS<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ALS<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dementia<\/li>\r\n \t<li>COPD<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CKD<\/li>\r\n \t<li>COPD<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Liver disease<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cancer[footnote]Palliative Pain &amp; Symptom Management Consultation Program, 2022[\/footnote]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">[footnote]Mack et al, 2022[\/footnote]<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">[footnote]Ontario Palliative Care Network, 2018[\/footnote]<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nConsiderations include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Early identification, assessment, discussions and education<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Advanced care planning<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Individualized, person-centred plan<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Psychosocial aspects of care<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Caregiver support<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Timely access to palliative care<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>A progressive, life-limiting illness is an illness that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Affects a person\u2019s health and quality of life<\/li>\n<li>Gets worse over time<\/li>\n<li>Can lead to death in the near future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples of Life Limiting Illness includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MS<\/li>\n<li>ALS<\/li>\n<li>Dementia<\/li>\n<li>COPD<\/li>\n<li>CKD<\/li>\n<li>COPD<\/li>\n<li>Liver disease<\/li>\n<li>Cancer<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Palliative Pain &amp; Symptom Management Consultation Program, 2022\" id=\"return-footnote-927-1\" href=\"#footnote-927-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Mack et al, 2022\" id=\"return-footnote-927-2\" href=\"#footnote-927-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Ontario Palliative Care Network, 2018\" id=\"return-footnote-927-3\" href=\"#footnote-927-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Considerations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early identification, assessment, discussions and education<\/li>\n<li>Advanced care planning<\/li>\n<li>Individualized, person-centred plan<\/li>\n<li>Psychosocial aspects of care<\/li>\n<li>Caregiver support<\/li>\n<li>Timely access to palliative care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-927-1\">Palliative Pain &amp; 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