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Attitude to Death , Bereavement , Health Education , Volunteers , Humans , Organizational Policy , Terminal CareABSTRACT
The scientific research and practical use of all questions concerning life demands interdisciplinary cooperation. This is the result of neglection of death and dying and new social and medical developments as there are institutionalisation of dying and scientific-technical progress. The foundation of the working group "perimortal medicine" in 1983 in the Association for clinical medicine gives the possibility to discuss theoretical and practical questions concerning the end of life, death and dying. It seems to be important, that also bereavement and sympathy belongs to the topics. The results will help to develop the quality of care for the dying and the survivors.
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Terminal Care/trends , Aged , Attitude of Health Personnel , Attitude to Death , Germany, East , Grief , Humans , Patient Care TeamSubject(s)
Attitude of Health Personnel , Attitude to Death , Terminal Care/trends , Forecasting , Germany, East , HumansSubject(s)
Attitude to Death , Ethics, Medical , Professional-Family Relations , Terminal Care/psychology , Germany, East , HumansSubject(s)
Hospitalization/trends , Germany, East , Hospital Bed Capacity , Hospital Records , HumansSubject(s)
Mortality , Preventive Medicine/trends , Delivery of Health Care/trends , Germany, East , HumansABSTRACT
About 35 novels, stories and poems from some 10 countries were evaluated by the author in order to show how differently the subject of dying and death is treated in such literary works. Special attention is given to both dying in a hospital and to helping people to face death.
