Helen House--a hospice for children: analysis of the first year
| Autor: | S R Burne, J D Baum, F Dominica |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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Gerontology
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Patient Admission Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses medicine Terminal care Humans Cerebellar Neoplasms Child General Environmental Science media_common Quality of Health Care Family health Family Health Terminal Care business.industry General Engineering Hospices General Medicine Sadness Distress Wide area England Family medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Female business Medulloblastoma Research Article |
| Zdroj: | British medical journal (Clinical research ed.). 289(6459) |
| ISSN: | 0267-0623 |
| Popis: | Helen House, a hospice for children, opened in Oxford in November 1982. From then until December 1983 care was provided for 52 children with terminal illness, progressive and incurable illness, and very severe handicap. The children came from a wide area of the United Kingdom, and eight died during the year. The style of care provided in Helen House is based on that of the families in their own homes, with a minimum of rules, regulations, and routines. Terminal care follows the principles developed by hospices experienced in the care of adults. Despite the great sadness and distress associated with every child admitted, Helen House is neither a sombre nor a depressing place. |
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