Occupational therapy and palliative care
Palliative Care or palliative care and end of life care How important is the focus on quality of life for patients and their families? And why does occupational therapy help patients improve their quality of life?
Occupational therapy to improve quality of life in palliative care
Palliative Care is a holistic treatment that focuses on deeply managing physical, mental, social and spiritual discomforts in order to improve the quality of life of patients and their families, responding to the correct needs and goals of patients so that they can live their lives the way they truly want.
Most people often understand that Palliative Care is just supportive care that can only be started when the patient "gives up" and stops the main treatment. However, in fact, it can be done in conjunction with other treatments from the beginning of the diagnosis. There is clear evidence that the sooner care is started, the better the quality of life of the patient will be.
Especially in designing and implementing various activities which play an important role in creating and developing a good quality of life for patients, including the caregivers, so that they have the opportunity to spend quality time together. Koon "Koon" therefore emphasizes activities that promote value for patients and caregivers, so that they feel as if they are at home or something more special than home through Koon's diverse therapeutic activities, such as:
House of Plant:
is a green space where patients can plant trees from seed and watch their growth, so that patients can feel and experience the beautiful nature. They can come in and water them or put them in small pots to place in their rooms.
The Aroma Lab:
is an activity room that uses scents for therapy. Koon uses therapeutic grade essential oils, each scent has different properties for treating different symptoms. Therefore, if a patient is not feeling well, such as insomnia or anxiety, they can bring the patient to mix scents that have properties to relieve those symptoms. In addition, if it is a scent that the patient likes, they can take it back to use as a diffuser in their room or make it into a room spray or pillow spray. Patients can also make it as a gift through the DIY set that the hospital has prepared for giving to friends because the feeling of being a giver will make the patient happier.
Movie Room:
or Memory Room We arrange the room to be warm like being in a living room at home. Change the atmosphere of watching movies, series, spend time together in a different atmosphere. The special thing about this room is that we have On demand movies. If the patient or relative who is taking care of them wants to watch a movie that is not on Netflix, YouTube Premium, they can inform us. We will have a service to search for movies in their memories to relive good memories and be happy together again.
Meditation Space:
is a meditation room decorated in white tones, giving a feeling of lightness, calmness, and relaxation. Inside the room, there are cushions that users can sit on or dangle their legs. Above, a sound dome, a specially designed speaker, is installed, producing sound only for the person below the speaker, helping to create relaxation through the sounds that help with various therapies.
The above-mentioned therapeutic activities therefore help develop the quality of life of patients alongside treatment. Koon "Koon" specializes in palliative care, which focuses on treating and developing the quality of life and time of patients and their families intensively, both physically, mentally, socially and spiritually, especially patients with incurable diseases and whose symptoms affect the quality of life of patients and make it less than before. Patients with terminal and advanced diseases, such as terminal cancer, advanced cancer, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Parkinson's disease, chronic heart disease, lung disease, end-stage renal disease, muscle weakness, end-stage liver cirrhosis, bedridden patients, ICU patients who frequently go in and out of the hospital, patients recovering from surgery, etc. With new forms of therapeutic activities that are ready to be designed with a variety of rotations each month, so that patients have the opportunity to live a better life and spend more time with their loved ones as desired. It also allows caregivers to have activities to relieve stress and anxiety so that they can happily take care of their loved ones again.
You can study the information. Why is "Koon" a treatment option that meets "your" needs? To learn about the treatment model of Khoon Hospital, the international Palliative Care standard from AACI International Healthcare Accreditation and the ISO 9001:2015 Management System (Management System Certification), the first in Thailand and Asia, ready to provide care to develop a good quality of life for patients and families in all dimensions, which aims to create and complete the quality of life and valuable time of patients and families even better, in line with the goals and true desires of each individual, covering the physical, mental, social and spiritual aspects.
Reference :
KOON Palliative Care Specialised Hospital
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