title: [Reality of dying in conditions of Preshov region].
abstract: Dying, but not the death, is an essential problem. The more we believe that death ends everything, the more we fear from death. All religions want to cut this fear. They highlight that present life continues and human spirit lives further on, in another postmortem dimension. Authors evaluated death of 142 patients, among which 45 (32%) died at home, 74 (52%) in hospital, 34 (24%) among family relatives and 56 (39%) without the presence of relatives. Most of the dying patients wish to stay with their family. If this wish cannot be fulfilled, then a palliative care seems to be the most suitable alternative for an individual in terminal stage in modern society. In the Preshov region, there is a lack of hospices and palliative care does not cover the needs of terminally ill patients.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nemet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eliashova
authors.forename: Iu
authors.initials: Iu
authors.lastname: Peresta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andrashchykova
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002947:Cities; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology