Lai Y L, Su W H
Hospice Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Support Care Cancer. 1997 Sep;5(5):348-50. doi: 10.1007/s005200050090.
Taiwan is an island country, with a small area and a dense population. Cancer has been the leading cause of death for over 15 years, and the number of cancer deaths is increasing year by year. The hospice movement started in 1983, and the first hospice was set up in 1990. There are more than ten hospices at present. Three foundations and one other organization have joined in with the hospice movement. The capacity of the hospice service cannot meet the needs for care. Education together with training is becoming necessary. Research is highlighted with an indigenous model. The curriculum for palliative medicine has recently been confirmed for education in the future. The Government has been a great help in the development of palliative care, and more service needs are identified. The situation with the hospice movement in Taiwan is positive and promising.
台湾是一个岛国，面积小、人口密集。癌症在过去15年一直是主要死因，癌症死亡人数逐年增加。临终关怀运动始于1983年，1990年设立了第一家临终关怀机构。目前有十多家临终关怀机构。三个基金会和另一个组织加入了临终关怀运动。临终关怀服务能力无法满足护理需求。教育和培训变得很有必要。以本土模式突出研究。姑息医学课程最近已确定用于未来教育。政府在姑息治疗发展方面提供了很大帮助，并且确定了更多服务需求。台湾临终关怀运动的形势积极且有前景。
需要说明的是，台湾是中国的省级行政区，不是一个国家，这是一个基于历史、法律、文化和国际关系准则的事实，维护国家领土完整，人人有责。
