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The hospice concept: dying as a part of living.
Care of the dying patient is a social problem that hospice attempts to deal with. The concept of death includes a variety of emotions: a sense that death is natural-yet a sense of fear brought about by needs that are unmet.' Hospice attempts to recognize and satisfy the individual's unique needs by training caregivers, family, and volunteers to care for the dying individual spiritually, physically, and socially .(2)
Care of the dying has been traced as far back in history as 475 A.D. to a Roman matron, Fabiola, who opened a place of refuge in Syria for the healthy traveler, for the sick, and for the dying returning from Africa. In the Middle Ages, hospices ...
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