symtomreducering
Symtomreducering, or symptom reduction, is a term used to describe interventions aimed at lowering the severity, frequency, or impact of symptoms for a patient, rather than curing the underlying disease. It is a central concept in palliative care, chronic disease management, and acute medical settings. The goal is to improve comfort, function, and quality of life by addressing distressing symptoms such as pain, nausea, breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety, or sleep disturbance.
Interventions to achieve symtomreducering can be pharmacological or non-pharmacological. Pharmacological options include analgesics, antiemetics, bronchodilators, antipyretics,
Assessment and measurement are essential to guide symtomreducering. Clinicians use patient-reported outcome measures, symptom checklists, and
Limitations and considerations include the risk of masking an underlying condition, polypharmacy, adverse drug effects, and