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a. Medical treatment alone is not enough to support persons with life limiting illnesses :- This statement is true. In persons with life limiting illnesses, we need to integrate psychological, social, spiritual as well as other aspects of care along with medical treatment. This is the concept behind palliative care.
b. Palliative care follows a holistic approach in supporting persons with life limiting illnesses :- Correct statement. Palliative care approach incorporates and integrates a holistic approach of care, i. e., it includes physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of care. It also take into consideration the needs of the family. Proper support and counseling are provided to the family members also.
e. Palliative care and approach includes nurturing the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of the person with life limiting illnesses :- This statement most accurately explain the philosophy behind palliative care.
f. Palliative care approach holds a positive and open attitude towards dying and death :- This is a correct statement regarding the philosophy of palliative care. Death and dying are considered as a normal process. The person is provided with all comfort measures and attempts are made to provide relief from pain and sufferings. All measures are undertaken to improve the quality of life and he is assisted for a dignified dying and death. There is a positive and open attitude towards dying and death.
c. Life limiting illnesses can be reversed through palliative care strategies :- Palliative care is not aimed at reversing the life limiing illnesses. It is aimed providing relief and comfort to the person suffering from life limiting illnesses. It focuses on providing relief from pain and sufferings, provide holistic care, support the person and family, help the family to cope, improve quality of life and assist the person through a dignified and peaceful dying and death.
d. Palliative care is used if none of the current medical treatment are working anymore :- Palliative treatment should start in early stage of illness itself. Palliative should be incorporated with all other therapies in the initial stage of a life limiting illness.
So here, options a, b, e and f applies