Case Report
Sclerosis Lateral Amyotrophic, A Vision From Palliative Care
Emilia Castro Rodríguez, Marta Sierra García*, Mar Requena Vargas and Verónica Gómez MartínezPADES, CAP 17 de setembre, 1-3, Empuries Street, Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- *Corresponding Author:
- Marta Sierra García
PADES, CAP 17 de setembre 1-3, Empuries Street
Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Tel: +34 637433132
E-mail: sierragarciamarta@hotmail.com
Received date January 07, 2014; Accepted date February 22, 2014; Published date February 28, 2014
Citation: Rodríguez EC, García MS, Vargas MR, Martínez VG (2014) Sclerosis Lateral Amyotrophic, A Vision From Palliative Care. J Palliat Care Med 4: 172. doi:10.4172/2165-7386.1000172
Copyright: © 2014 Rodríguez EC, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
This article is a case study of symptomatic management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in Spain by a home care and support teams program in the Public Health Service. The goals during the evolution of this disease were thoroughly treated by careers, as well as on the institutional and systemic framework. Family involvement and intervention were essential to define the quality of the care. Abilities and attitudes for caring were extraordinary trained to walk with this patient during the last years of his life. Palliative care was guided to understand his suffering and all his needs and to help the caregivers. The purpose of this article is to identify some factors that might contribute to his autonomy and safety.
