Palliative care in Serbia and Montenegro: Where are we now
| Autor: | Snezana Bosnjak, Natasa Milicevic, Jadranka Lakicevic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Palliative care business.industry Palliative Care Legislature Hematology lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens lcsh:RC254-282 Non MeSH Serbia and Monetengro Quality of life (healthcare) Oncology Nursing Ambulatory care Organization and Administration Family medicine Health care medicine National Policy Cancer pain business Curative care |
| Zdroj: | Archive of Oncology, Vol 14, Iss 1-2, Pp 8-10 (2006) |
| ISSN: | 1450-9520 0354-7310 |
| DOI: | 10.2298/aoo0602008b |
| Popis: | Palliative care has not been recognized as a specific discipline by health care professionals and policy makers in Serbia and Montenegro. There is low awareness of palliative care among patients, their families, and the general public. There is no national policy, guidelines, or standards on the organization of palliative/hospice care. There is no legislative framework for palliative care. A disease-oriented instead of a holistic patient approach is still present. The patient's right to the best quality of life is still underrecognized. Provision of care is mainly focused on physical domain, while other aspects of support (social, psychological, emotional, spiritual) are less frequently provided. Much palliative care is delivered by practitioners who are not specialists in palliative care. Availability and accessibility of opioids for medical use is still low and inadequate. Immediate release morphine is not available. The National Task Force for Palliative Care is established under the auspices of the Ministry of Health as well as the first non-governmental organization devoted to palliative care. The first national Palliative Care Guidelines for the management of cancer pain, dyspnea and nausea are prepared and published. |
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