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The Theory of Meaning in Hospice Care

  • Starck, Patricia L. (The Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy)
  • Received : 2017.11.07
  • Accepted : 2017.11.09
  • Published : 2017.12.01

Abstract

Care for the human spirit is a core component of quality end-of-life care. Logotherapy, based on the premise that the primary motivation of human beings is to find meaning and purpose in life, can be helpful in providing care for patients, families, and loved ones in hospice care. The use of Socratic dialog in posing questions about one's life experiences, values, and attitudes is a useful method of evoking reflection. Guidance for finding meaning, even until one's last moments, can be found in the three categories: (a) tasks or deeds, (b) experiences of love and beauty, and (c) attitudes chosen in spite of a fate that cannot be changed. Self-transcendence, defined as getting outside the self for the good of others, can add meaning to life. A growing body of research concerning meaning-centered therapy is promising for improving spiritual well-being and a sense of meaning and purpose in life.

인간의 영혼에 대한 보살핌은 양질의 임종간호의 핵심 요소이다. 의미치료는 인간의 주요 동기가 삶의 의미와 목적을 발견하는 것이라는 전제에 기반을 두고 있으며, 호스피스 간호에서 환자, 가족 및 사랑하는 사람들에 대한 보살핌에 도움이 될 수 있다. 자신의 인생 경험, 가치관, 태도에 관한 질문을 제기할 때 소크라테스식 대화법을 사용하는 것은 성찰을 불러 일으키는 유용한 방법이다. 마지막 순간까지도 의미의 추구를 위한 지침은 세 가지 범주의 과제 또는 행동, 사랑과 아름다움의 경험 및 변화될 수 없는 운명에도 불구하고 선택된 태도들에서 찾을 수 있다. 자기 초월, 또는 다른 사람들의 이익을 위해 자아를 벗어나는 것은 삶에 의미를 부여할 수 있다. 고난에는 의미가 없지만 고난에도 불구하고 의미를 찾을 수 있다. 의미 중심의 치료 프로토콜의 적용이라는 새로 급성장하는 연구는 영적안녕과 삶의 의미 및 목적에 대한 인식을 향상시키는 데 유망하다.

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