R. Schmitzscherzer, CARING FOR THE DYING - A BURDEN FOR PROFE SSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF THEFAMILY, Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 28(4), 1995, pp. 247-251
Within a framework of the results of thanatological research the main
concerns of caring for the dying are worked out. It is shown that the
personal besides education and training on the job needs a sort of per
manent supervision in that field of work. Nevertheless caring for the
dying will be a burden as long as the society neglects and ignores the
needs of dying people. This is also true for the members of the famil
y, friends and other nonprofessional people, who engage themselves in
the care for the dying.