Ragesh G, Zacharias Lithin, Thomas Priya Treesa
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Palliat Care. 2017 Jan-Mar;23(1):93-99. doi: 10.4103/0973-1075.197949.
Palliative care (PC) involves total care for persons suffering from life-threatening illnesses and their families. Social work as a profession and an academic discipline is gaining momentum in India for the past few decades. A large number of professional social workers are working with individuals, families, and communities to provide PC in India. Authors have presented the current status of PC social work interventions and discussed the future directions in the practice, research, and training in PC and end-of-life care.
姑息治疗(PC)涉及对患有危及生命疾病的患者及其家属的全面护理。在过去几十年里,社会工作作为一种职业和一门学科在印度正蓬勃发展。在印度,大量专业社会工作者致力于为个人、家庭和社区提供姑息治疗。作者介绍了姑息治疗社会工作干预的现状,并讨论了姑息治疗及临终关怀在实践、研究和培训方面的未来发展方向。