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Pramana1, Prahastiwi Utari1, Monika Sri Yuliarti1
1Communication Department, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Summary
End-of-life care can paradoxically leave patients feeling isolated despite medical attention. This poem highlights the critical need for emotional presence and compassionate connection beyond clinical proximity in palliative care settings.
Area of Science:
- Palliative Care
- End-of-Life Care
- Medical Humanities
Background:
- Patients in end-of-life care settings often experience profound emotional loneliness.
- Despite physical presence and medical attention, a lack of emotional connection can exacerbate suffering.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the paradox of isolation within clinical proximity during end-of-life care.
- To give voice to the unspoken emotional landscape of serious illness and dying.
- To encourage greater sensitivity to relational aspects of care.
Main Methods:
- Reflective poetry.
- Evocative imagery to portray the hospital environment.
- Exploration of the patient's internal experience.
Main Results:
- Clinical proximity does not guarantee emotional presence or compassionate connection.
- Technical care can coexist with profound existential isolation.
- The poem illuminates the gap between medical routines and unmet emotional needs.
Conclusions:
- There is a critical need to integrate emotional presence and compassionate connection into palliative and end-of-life care.
- Addressing the relational dimensions of care is essential for patient well-being.
- Scholars, practitioners, and caregivers should foster greater sensitivity to the emotional experiences of patients facing serious illness.
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