title: Starting with the hospice/palliative care project--the philosophy and the practice.
abstract: The goals of the palliative care is the maximizing of the quality of life of people with the chronic progressive illness, their families and those who care about them. The palliative care is characterized by the interdisciplinary and patient-centered approach which consists of five dimensions: the sphere of the biological, psycho-social and spiritual functioning centered on the patients life, and the others: the care for the family and care for ourselves concerned with the care for the caregivers. The authors describe the development of the palliative care in the last twenty years and stress the importance of the difficult but necessary balance-keeping between the philosophy, mission and the practical needs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Medical University of Lublin.
authors.forename: Małgorzata E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Krasuska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stanisławek
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazurkiewicz
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000639:trends*; D011044:Poland; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000639:trends*