Hutcheson Allen
Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Care, 1250 Broadway, Bronx, NY 10001, USA.
Prim Care. 2011 Jun;38(2):173-82, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2011.03.002.
Hospice affirms the concept of palliative care as an intensive program that enhances comfort and promotes quality of life for individuals and their families. When cure is no longer possible, hospice recognizes that a peaceful and comfortable death is an essential goal of health care. Hospice believes that death is an integral part of the life cycle and that intensive palliative care focuses on pain relief, comfort, and enhanced quality of life for the terminally ill. Hospice also recognizes the potential for growth that exists within the dying experience for individuals and their families and seeks to protect and nurture this potential.
临终关怀肯定了姑息治疗的理念，即它是一项强化项目，可提升个人及其家庭的舒适度并促进其生活质量。当治愈不再可能时，临终关怀认为安详舒适地离世是医疗保健的一项重要目标。临终关怀认为死亡是生命周期中不可或缺的一部分，强化姑息治疗专注于缓解绝症患者的疼痛、提供舒适并提高其生活质量。临终关怀还认识到濒死经历中个人及其家庭存在成长的潜力，并力求保护和培育这种潜力。
