Anthropo-Social Palliative Care to Dying Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Case Study of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK): 2015-2017
Father Dr. Lucien Hakizimana* , Nyirahirwa Rose, Ufitinema Berthilde
Citation : Father Dr.Lucien HAKIZIMANA, NYIRAHIRWA Rose, UFITINEMA Berthilde, Anthropo-Social Palliative Care to Dying Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Case Study of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK): 2015-2017 International Journal of Research in Sociology and Anthropology 2018, 4(3) : 15-28
This research highlights how anthropo-social palliative care is providing quality of life to patients with chronic diseases at CHUK.
This research intended to answer to research questions in the line with achieving the following objectives: to identify problems of patients with chronic diseases at CHUK, to sort-out challenges of anthropo-social workers in providing palliative care in CHUK and to highlight the role of anthropo-social workers in providing palliative care in CHUK.
This research to be successful, different methods and techniques were used. As methods we used analytical and descriptive methods. As techniques, we used the interview, questionnaire, observation and documentation. The data were collected and interpreted basing on quantitative and qualitative approaches. As results of our research, concerning the problem of patients with chronic diseases; 44.25% of respondents confirmed emotional problems; 74.5% of respondents confirmed problem of daily life; 72% showed
psychological problems; 80% of respondents confirmed economic problem while 73.4% confirmed anthroposocial problems.
About challenges of anthropo-social workers in providing palliative care in CHUK, 81% showed lack of experience, 90% demonstrated inadequate training, 32% were with insufficient compensation, 46% of the respondents confirmed personal discomfort with death. Regarding the role of anthropo-social workers in providing palliative care in CHUK, 100% confirmed psychosocial support, advocacy and care delivery, 88% confirmed the therapeutic intervention, 81% counseling.