연명의료 중지와 완화의료

Hospice and palliative care can help terminal patients and their family members to face the natural end of life more comfortably, by providing them with an environment to address psychosocial and spiritual problems, as well as physical symptoms. However, most patients and their caregivers have the m...

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Published in:Taehan Ŭisa Hyŏphoe chi 2019, 62(7), 714, pp.369-375
Main Author: 이명아
Format: Article
Language:Korean
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Summary:Hospice and palliative care can help terminal patients and their family members to face the natural end of life more comfortably, by providing them with an environment to address psychosocial and spiritual problems, as well as physical symptoms. However, most patients and their caregivers have the misconception that hospice care means the withdrawal of all treatments. Many physicians also consider hospice care to be a form of terminal care after all treatments are finished. Laws regulating the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment came into effect in Korea in 2018, and these regulations also apply to most terminal stages of benign diseases. The withdrawal of futile lifesustaining treatment is quite different from euthanasia or negligence. At the last stage of disease, treatment aimed at alleviating various symptoms can make critically ill patients more comfortable and thereby help them to die with dignity. Patients with a terminal illness should receive hospice and palliative care, instead of futile life-sustaining treatment. Therefore, education and training programs to promote a proper understanding of hospice and palliative care should be considered mandatory. KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:1975-8456