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Are we making progress? Not in haematology!

Pam McGrath1

  • 1School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, University of Queensland, St. Lucia Q 4072, Australia. pam_mcgrath@bigpond.com

Omega
|April 27, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Palliative care for hematology patients is critically neglected, with little progress in basic end-of-life support. Patients and families remain underserved by the curative system during terminal illness.

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Area of Science:

  • Hematology
  • Palliative Care
  • End-of-Life Care

Background:

  • Hematology is a critical area of medicine.
  • Sensitive care for dying patients is often overlooked.
  • Current end-of-life practices in hematology require improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the neglect of palliative care in hematology.
  • To examine the current state of end-of-life care for hematology patients in Australia.
  • To identify deficits in sensitive care and information provision.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent research findings.
  • Analysis of Australian evidence on palliative care practices.
  • Examination of patient and family experiences during terminal trajectories.

Main Results:

  • Hematology is a neglected area regarding sensitive end-of-life care.
  • Minimal progress in basic palliative care practices like honest information giving.
  • Patients and families remain within a non-responsive, high-tech curative system.

Conclusions:

  • Significant improvements are needed in palliative care for hematology patients.
  • Current systems fail to meet the needs of the dying in hematology.
  • Urgent attention is required to integrate sensitive, responsive end-of-life care.
Keywords:
Death and EuthanasiaEmpirical ApproachProfessional Patient Relationship

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