Suggestions on the Standard of Hospice Care Procedure for Minors
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2022.10.19
- VernacularTitle:未成年人安宁疗护程序规范建议
- Author:
Jingyi ZHANG
1
;
Meijie LIU
2
;
Yu WANG
3
;
Yue WANG
4
Author Information
1. Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA
2. College of Humanities and Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
3. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030607, China
4. The School of Health Humanities Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
- Collective Name:China Health Law Society/National Medical (Health) Law Education Alliance of Colleges and Universities/Hospice Branch of China Gerontology and Geriatrics Society/China Medical Doctor Association-Peking University Research Center for Patient Safety and Doctor-patient Relationship
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Minors;
Hospice care;
Procedure;
Standard
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2022;35(10):1157-1170
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The development of medical technology has prolonged the life of patients, but in the face of incurable but imminent death, hospice care is needed to help patients die comfortably, peacefully and with dignity. As important recipients of hospice care, minors need special attention because of their particularity in physiology, psychology and social roles. Suggestions on the Standard of Hospice Care Procedure for Minors makes up for the deficiency that the existing standards do not target minors as a special group, standardizes the process of hospice care, and plays a role in protecting the rights and interests of minors.
