Suggestions on the Standard of Hospice Care Procedure for Minors / 中国医学伦理学

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.