Kontakt 2005, 7(1-2):17-23 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2005.004

Health and social care aspects of the palliative care in childrenNursing

Hana Burkertová^1,*, Dita Nováková¹, Jitka Dvořáková²

¹ Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra ošetřovatelství

² Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra supervize a odborné praxe

Approaches to taking care of a dying child and its family are of a great importance for the life quality and capability of parents and brothers and sisters in the process of facing the death. Pediatric hospices grant a support and assistance and practical background for children suffering from life threatening diseases, for their family members and close friends. The requirements for the pediatric palliative care are encountered in a great variety of diseases, which are different from diseases in the adulthood, many of them being very rare and familial. The type of the care necessary for the child and its family depends on the diagnosis; the diagnoses are divided into four main groups.

Keywords: children; life threatening diseases; hospice care

Published: June 29, 2005  Show citation