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Supportive Therapies and Home Strategies

The purposes of supportive therapy are:

● Reduce sadness, feeling of anxiety, anger and stress
and even guard the patient/ family member
● Provide accurate information about the status of the
disease, complications and treatments which is
recommended for caregivers/ family members of patients

● To listen the needs of caregiver/ family members of
patients without penalizing
● Provide information about community resources
available that can help during the process of treatment
and rehabilitation to the caregiver/ family member
● Give encouragement and support to caregivers/ family
members so that they understand and help the patients

compliance with the recommended treatment
● Discuss with the caregivers/ family members regarding
patient care issues that impacting the quality of patient
care (caregivers stress). Example:
○ Are you stress/ worrying?

○ Is there other people who help you in taking care of
patients?
○ Are you yourself having health problem?
○ Is there any issue that affect your ability to care for
patients?

For more information, please visit this website:
http://www.myhealth.gov.my/en/case-management-
bedridden-geriatric-patient/