The Emergence of COVID-19 to Augment Growth of the Palliative Care Market
Palliative care is a generic term for non-medical care giving that focuses on improving quality of life and alleviating suffering among individuals with life-threatening, incurable medical conditions. It includes not only basic nursing care but also psychiatric services, pain management, pharmacological therapy, and psychosocial services. Many people often opt for this form of treatment because it offers them hope for a better recovery. Palliative care often becomes the only option for terminal patients who are too ill to receive any medical treatment or who need specialized therapies. Palliative care teams specialize in treating people suffering from serious diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and others. Market Dynamics: Increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses and the growing geriatric population worldwide is expected to propel the growth of th...