Types of therapies
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Group therapy
Levels of care
- Urgent care
- Emergency care
- Intensive care
- Ambulatory care
- Home care
Lines of therapy
- First-line therapy
- Second-line therapy
- Third-line therapy
- Combination therapy
- Adjuvant therapy
End-of-life care
- Palliative care
- Hospice care
- Comfort care
- Bereavement support
- Advance care planning
Step therapy
- Prioritization by lines of therapy
- Controversial in American health care
- Mixes cost containment into the algorithm
- Involves negotiation between individual and group rights
- Can limit therapy freedom
Subgroup 1: Abortive Therapy
- Medication taken at the earliest signs of a disease to prevent it from getting worse
- Analgesics used at the first symptoms of a migraine headache
- Intended to stop a medical condition from progressing further
- Contrasted with abortifacients, which terminate pregnancies
- Effective in preventing the worsening of symptoms
Subgroup 2: Bridge Therapy
- Provides a figurative bridge to another step or phase of treatment
- Used to cross over immediate challenges or chasms in the treatment process
- Contrasted with destination therapy, which is the final therapy
- Helps transition to the next phase of treatment
- Clinically appropriate in certain cases
Subgroup 3: Consolidation Therapy
- Given to consolidate the gains from induction therapy
- Used in cancer treatment to target any remaining malignant cells
- Chases after residual cancer cells
- Administered after initial treatment to strengthen the treatment outcome
- Aims to prevent relapse or recurrence of the disease
Subgroup 4: Curative Therapy
- Therapy with the intention of curing the root cause of a disorder
- Also known as etiotropic therapy
- Seeks to eliminate the disease completely
- Different from palliative therapy, which focuses on symptom management
- Aims to eradicate the underlying cause of the condition
Subgroup 5: Definitive Therapy
- Therapy that may be final, superior, or curative
- Considered the gold standard or best treatment option
- Provides a definitive solution to the medical condition
- May be the last line of therapy after other treatments have failed
- Offers a high chance of successful treatment outcome
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Therapy Data Sources
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Glossary | https://www.alternix.com/blogs/glossary-of-terms/therapy |
| Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapy |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179661 |
| Knowledge Graph | https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/03c1dkx |
