By Herrmann Delbrück
To enhance caliber of existence for melanoma sufferers has been the endeavour of the writer for the previous 25 years in rehabilitation and palliation. to take care of caliber of existence is a vital problem not just for healthiness aftercare carrier, but in addition in palliative and terminal occasions. The invasiveness of a few of the present remedies and the limited existence expectancy of many sufferers resulted in the switch in healing paradigms. Rehabilitation and palliation became a vital a part of glossy finished melanoma care. there are lots of first-class textual content books in melanoma administration which offer healing techniques thereby influencing the affliction. caliber of lifestyles is now the second one parameter after survival used to guage the effectiveness of first line oncologial remedies and remains to be the 1st parameter of such a lot cures relating to recurrence. It includes studies of the writer and particular directions the best way to verify, deal with and overview rehabilitative and palliative measures.
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21 - The role and necessary competences of the nutritionist in rehabilitation oncology. – Identifies common nutritional problems the patient may encounter during the course of his/her disease and treatment – Evaluate the patient’s nutritional condition, assess the additional metabolic demands the cancer places on the body – Performs an initial nutritional assessment and follow-up nutritional planning as needed with the patient and family – Formulates an individualized nutrition care plan based on assessment findings – Counsels the patient and family on basic nutritional needs 22 Rehabilitation and palliation of cancer patients – Recommend the optimal diet with respect to specific clinical condition, caloric intake, food ingredients of choice, optimal consistency for easy swallowing, and the individual’s tastes – Judge total food intake by closely monitoring the patient’s weight and counting calories and, if nutrition is inadequate, recommend interventions to facilitate adequate intake in the presence of poor appetite and swallowing disorders – Assesses the patient’s and/or family’s ability to understand and comply with nutritional education and instruction – Teach the patient and the family general and specific dietary principles – Consult with the clinical staff on the optimal parenteral nutrition when the need for that arises The role and competences of the social worker working in rehabilitation oncology Social workers provide counseling and support.
Psychologists with such training are primarily active in cancer rehabilitation clinics and tumour centers, and less so in private practices. The personnel structure of a cancer rehabilitation clinic in Germany includes at least one psycho-oncologist for every 100 patients (deutsche Krebsgesellschaft, 1997). , the nursing staff (breast cancer nurses, stoma care nurses) who have specific psychotherapeutic training and provide the majority of the psychological care for cancer patients. These nurses are also predominantly active in an outpatient setting (Delbrück, 2004).
In cases of disease progression anxiety, depression and fears are often linked to pain. Increased attention, conversations, “taps on the shoulder”, and social activities on their own are often not sufficient to solve psychological problems. It may be necessary to involve a psycho-oncologist. , 2001). , 2000) and contribute to relaxation and, at least temporarily, to an improvement of the patient’s quality of life. In classical group settings (music therapy, dance therapy, expressive/creative, art and occupational therapies) (fig.
