**7. Conclusion**

In conclusion, a rapid increase in the number of people with chronic, life-threatening or incurable diseases, and health professionals' interest in the quality care of these patients has allowed rapid integration of palliative care, a new discipline, into other areas of medicine.

The main objective of palliative care, which is a philosophy of care, is to maintain the life quality of a patient in his/her last days when medical treatment is incapable and the healing process has stopped. Therefore, it is not the life span but the life quality of an individual that is important in palliative care. Therefore, the content of palliative care may vary depending on the individual's needs and the course of the disease. Today, there is a significant increase in the number of patients in need of palliative care, and this number is expected to increase further soon. For this reason, palliative care should be made in high quality and accessible all over the world. This can only be achieved through the development of national health policies, increasing the quality of training for health personnel, and further cooperation between countries. These steps will undoubtedly improve the life quality of patients and families who need palliative care.

*Palliative Care*
