School of Social Work, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0314, USA.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2011 Apr;23(2):169-89. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2011.558788.
This study examined the emerging issue of experiences with end-of-life issues in adult protection. A national survey of adult protective services (APS) workers (N=508) examined encounters with serious illness, injury, death, and bereavement and how these situations were handled professionally and personally. APS workers often encountered clients and caregivers with life-threatening illnesses, and clients receiving hospice services. About three-quarters had worked on at least one case involving a client's death. Overall, more education and training about serious and terminal illness, death, grief, and bereavement is needed to prepare APS workers to work with clients and their families facing a variety of end-of-life situations.
本研究探讨了成人保护领域中临终问题体验这一新兴问题。一项针对成人保护服务（APS）工作人员的全国性调查（N=508）考察了他们在处理严重疾病、伤害、死亡和丧亲之痛方面的经历，以及这些情况在专业和个人层面上是如何处理的。APS 工作人员经常遇到患有危及生命疾病的客户和照顾者，以及接受临终关怀服务的客户。大约四分之三的人至少处理过一起涉及客户死亡的案件。总体而言，需要更多关于严重和终末期疾病、死亡、悲伤和丧亲之痛的教育和培训，以使 APS 工作人员为与面临各种临终情况的客户及其家人合作做好准备。
