국내 보건복지동향

Abstract

This study is aimed at drawing up service providing plan of hospice and palliative care suitable for the Longterm Care Service users and to contribute ways to activate hospice and palliative care, which plays a role in dealing effectively with symptom control and improving the quality of life for terminal patients and their families. In order to achieve the objectives, we researched as follows. Firstly, the demand for hospice and palliative care, and the features of death of old people especially of the Longterm Care Service users were analysed through statistic data about the features of death from cancer and the use of hospice and palliative care services of cancer patients. Secondly, the preference and worries of old people related to their death in terms of dying place as well as receiving hospice and palliative care were investigated through existing survey data. Thirdly, the factors and the problems related to end of life care service provided by Longterm Care were studied based on Longterm Care use data of the Longterm Care users who died from cancer. Fourthly, focus group interviews and a online survey with managers and workers of Longterm Care facilities were proceeded under the topic on provision of Longterm Care facilities for terminally ill patient care and effective ways to provide end of life care service for the Longterm Care users. Fifthly, 'End of Life Care Strategy' of the United Kingdom(UK) and community based planning and operating cases on hospice and palliative care of the UK and Busan metropolitan city in Korea were reviewed to come up with its implications.