Hospice care

Japanese: hospice care(英語表記)hospicecare
Hospice care

Hospice care is a comprehensive, compassionate form of care for patients with advanced or terminal malignant diseases for which there is no cure and for whom the time remaining before death is meaningful and can be lived to the fullest. This care can be provided at home or in a hospital, and a specialized facility for this purpose is called a hospice.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "hospice care" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…悪性の疾患にかかり,治癒の可能性がなく,進行した状態あるいは末期の状態にある患者とその家族が,死までの残された時間に意味を見つけ,その時間を十分に生きることを可能にするための,思いやりのある広範囲なケアをホスピス・ケアhospice careという。こうしたケアは,在宅でも入院でも行えるが,このための特別の施設をホスピスという。…

※「hospice care」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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