| Abstract [eng] |
Kristina Šimulevič (Master‘s paper supervisor Marija Rubaževičienė). PALLIATIVE CARE AND EUTHANASIE: RESEARCH FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. Master‘s paper. V.: Vilnius University, Department of Social Work, 2009. 87 p. The biggest attention of doctors, nurses, social workers and other specialists to incurable and dying people is paying in order to eliminate the pain and other symptoms. The purpose has not been always achieved because it is difficult to guarantee the quality of help. This care is regulated by law but practically there are a lot of questions and unsolved problems. For this reason the number of people who support the idea of using euthanasia is increasing. The objective of this final work is theoretical analyses and scientific research in different attitudes to palliative care and euthanasia. There was used the experts qualitative research method in this work. There were five participants who have already had experience in palliative care in this research. The participants have taken part in legislative power and they have been very familiar with the incurable and dying people. There were the specialist from Health care ministry, the doctor of the palliative therapy, the priest, the social worker and the woman who had nursed her fourth stage of cancer husband. The results of research have showed the fact that using and developing palliative care improve the quality of person’s life and it is possible to meet the death with the dignity and without any pain. The most important problem in developing the palliative care is the lack of financial support. In addition to this there should be more active volunteers and general teaching and preparing the specialists who would be able to work with dying people. The research shows the basic reason for choosing euthanasia is physical symptoms and that is why it is important to guarantee the elimination of symptoms and pain. People could choose euthanasia because of the bad quality of care. The research also shows the fact in Lithuania there is not strong and well organized net for helping families. The help for families should be various: financial, psychological and medical. The research shows in the moment of death person is afraid of staying alone and abandoned. Final results show the fact when person meets face to face the illness he or she has started to love life and appreciate everything what they have even though the quality of life is not so high. |
