Helping People at the End of their Lives

Beschreibung

A comprehensive analysis of today’s situation of palliative care in Europe
is provided, including previously unidentified statistics and standardised
profiles of 16 European countries. The analysis contains demographics, the
history of hospice and palliative care, the number of current services,
funding, education and training of professional staff and the role of
volunteers, with an in-depth case portrayal of particular services.

„A movement like that of the Hospice movement and the development of
Palliative Care has led to a small revolution in Europe in the treatment
and care for the terminally ill and dying. Professor Reimer Gronemeyer and
his team have done well in critically analysing the contents and
developments of this revolution.“ Stein Husebø, physician and expert in
Palliative Medicine, Norway

Reimer Gronemeyer is professor of sociology at Justus-Liebig-University
Giessen, Germany. He is the author of several scientific publications, for
example in the field of aging societies, HIV/Aids in Africa and ethics.
Michaela Fink, sociologist, is working with Gronemeyer in different
research projects at the Institute of Sociology at
Justus-Liebig-University Giessen.