临终关怀与幸福悖论

The Last Care and Happiness Paradox

"善终照顾的是人,而不是病;它突出质量;而不是寿命",基于这种理念的临终关怀,旨在于帮助生命末期病人获得"幸福"。在临床实践中,医务人员或家属往往会陷入"提升质量"和"延长生命"的两难选择困境。探索走出这种困境的有效方案,不仅有助于病人获得"幸福",也有助于临终关怀事业的健康发展。

＂Terminal care is of man rather than of disease; it focuses not on lifespan but on quality.＂ Terminal care, in terms of that notion, is supposed to help dying patients to gain the last happiness. In the clinical practice, the medical staffand patients＇ relatives may be caught up in the ethic dilemma whether ＂to improve quality＂ or ＂to lengthen lifespan＂. Thus, searching for an effective solution to the paradox is bound to help patients to obtain the last happiness and to promote the healthy development of the project of terminal care.