PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN THERAPY IN ITALY
PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN THERAPY IN ITALY
Author(s): Fabio PersanoSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Gerontology
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: pain; suffering; palliative care; pain therapy; hospice; opioids; dignity
Summary/Abstract: The paper describes the situation of palliative care and of pain therapy in Italy in the light of the regulations that have modified the framework of reference in recent years. We are moving away from old cultural stereotypes according to which suffering and pain are inevitable and are to be put up with, and we are leaving aside the old idea that associates the use of analgesics with illicit substance abuse. The fight against pain and suffering is becoming ever more important in medical science which has provided remedies for the treatment and management of both pain and suffering. Consistently with progress made in medical science, Act 38/2010 recognizes that sick and suffering patients have the right to palliative care and pain therapy.
Journal: Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL
- Issue Year: 30/2017
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 165-174
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish
- Content File-PDF