Discussion on the Association between Narrative Medicine and Hospice Care
Narrative medicine was a process in which medical staff used various narrative modes to understand pa-tients pain and illness,increase the feeling of unity,bridge the differences between medical staff and colleagues,pa-tients and their families and the society in the process of diagnosing and treating diseases,and create a harmonious medical environment for doctors and patients with respect,empathy and humanistic care.Its fundamental purpose was to care for life,fear life,make patients feel the human care in the process of medical treatment,show the humani-stic spirit of medical staff.Hospice care was centered on the patient and his/her family,and was dedicated to the ef-fective relief of the patient's physical and mental suffering,as well as the provision of psychological,social and spiri-tual care in accordance with his/her needs,values and beliefs.The goal of hospice care was to allow terminally ill pa-tients to die comfortably,peacefully and with dignity,without hastening or delaying their death.The goal of both was to care for and revere life,and highlight the humanity of medical staff in the medical process.Therefore,various modes and methods of narrative medicine cloud improve the quality of palliative care.