Inpatient palliative rehabilitation care of neurological patients in Post-acute and Palliative Care Department Novi Marof, General Hospital Varaždin

Palijativna rehabilitacijska skrb dio je bolničke palijativne skrbi kojom se holističkim pristupom bolesniku, ciljanim metodama multiprofesionalnog tima, svima, pa i neurološkim bolesnicima u fazama pogoršanja kronične bolesti ili kod brzoprogresivnog neurološkog stanja nastoji pomoći u poboljšanju funkcije i smanjenju oštećenja struktura tijela, umanjiti ograničenja u aktivnostima i participaciji. Time se i u fazama bolesti kada aktivno liječenje više nije indicirano, bolesnicima omogućuje samostalnost dajući im dignitet do samog kraja života, koliko to prirodni procesi dopuštaju. Uloga specijalista fizikalne medicine i rehabilitacije i tima suradnika može biti ključna u ovim procesima.Palliative rehabilitation care as a part of palliative care integrates multiprofessional team approach and holistic model in management of palliative patients, including neurological in phases of chronic deteriorating or acute progressive conditions, enabling them to improve functioning, diminish structural impairments and reduce activity limitations and participation restrictions. The approach empowers patients in self-care in stages of diseases where an active treatment is no longer feasible, enabling their dignity to the end of life, as much as the nature of the condition allows. The role of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine specialist and the team may be of key importance in this process