Hospice – A “haven” for terminally ill children. Model premises and practice in Poland and Ukraine .

• Authors: Drozd, Iryna

Abstracts

EN

A children’s hospice is regarded not only as a specific place but as a multi-faceted program of care for terminally ill children and their families. Hospices take care of people in need, taking into consideration their physical, emotional, social, and also spiritual needs. Hospice workers deal with treating the painful symptoms of the disease, bringing relief and respite to families as well as support during both the time of dying and the period of mourning. The main aim of these institutions is to improve the quality of the last days of patients’ lives by providing not only professional and attentive medical care but also psychological, pastoral, spiritual, and social support. The article presents the premises of hospice work and compares the situation in this respect in Poland and Ukraine.

Keywords

EN

hospice; palliative care; home and inpatient hospice care; help; support; death; mourning

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Praca Socjalna
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 33(3)
• Pages: 5-21

Dates

published

2018-11-14

Contributors

author

Drozd, Iryna

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0012.7380