Sprijinul psihosocial și spiritual al pacienților și al familiilor acestora în contextul suferinței sociale. Implicații teoretice și provocări ale îngrijirii familiale
Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Patients and Their Families in the Context of Social Suffering. Theoretical Implications and Practical Challenges of Family Care

Author(s): Petronela Polixenia Nistor
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Editura Doxologia
Keywords: social suffering; social work; psychosocial support; family care; vulnerability; social exclusion; quality of life;
Summary/Abstract: Illness is not merely an individual medical experience, but a complex social phenomenon that generates multiple forms of social suffering, such as the loss of autonomy, stigmatization, social exclusion and the vulnerability of the entire family system. In this context, social work plays a crucial role in identifying, preventing, and mitigating the effects of social suffering through integrated and personalized psychosocial support services.Psychosocial and spiritual support offered to patients and their families complements medical intervention, addressing the emotional, relational and spiritual dimensions of suffering. Accordingly, this article analyzes, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the theoretical implications of social suffering and the practical challenges of family caregiving, with a focus on caregiver vulnerability, the lack of institutional recognition of their role and the need to reform the existing social support framework. The paper also emphasizes the importance of a unified approach based on collaboration among social work, psychology and community networks or actors, as essential instruments for reducing social suffering and improving the quality of life of patients and their families.

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