Knowra Supportive care Supportive care Supportive care prevents or relieves symptoms and helps maintain comfort, function, and quality of life during illness or medical treatment. It can accompany treatment intended to cure or control disease.
Palliative care : Care that improves quality of life by preventing and relieving suffering associated with serious illness. It shares supportive care’s focus on symptoms and quality of life, while also addressing broader needs.
Pain management : The assessment and treatment of pain using medicines, procedures, rehabilitation, and other approaches. Pain relief is one of the most visible components of comfort-focused support.
Curative treatment : Treatment intended to eliminate a disease or produce a lasting cure. Supportive care can accompany curative treatment rather than replace it.
Health-related quality of life : A measure of how health and healthcare affect a person’s physical, mental, and social well-being. Quality of life captures outcomes that supportive care aims to preserve or improve.
Cancer supportive care : Care that prevents or treats symptoms and complications caused by cancer or its treatment. Cancer care uses supportive measures alongside therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation.
Antiemetic : A medicine or treatment that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting. Antiemetics commonly reduce symptoms caused by illness or treatment.
Hospice care : Care focused on comfort and quality of life for people nearing the end of life, under specific eligibility rules. Hospice is a particular end-of-life care approach, not a synonym for all supportive care.
Treatment adherence : The extent to which a person follows an agreed treatment plan. Managing adverse effects and practical barriers can make treatment plans easier to continue.
Supportive psychotherapy : Psychotherapy that strengthens coping, emotional regulation, and existing adaptive capacities. Psychological support can help people manage illness-related distress and treatment demands.
Occupational therapy : Therapy that helps people perform meaningful everyday activities despite illness, injury, or disability. It supports function by adapting tasks, environments, and practical skills.
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