SPIRITUALITY OF PALLIATIVE PATIENTS

Duhovnost igra veliku ulogu u svim životnim događajima, a napose u borbi s bolešću i njenom ne/mogućnošću ozdravljenja kod terminalnih, palijativnih bolesnika. Značajniju provedbu pozitivnih religioznih iskustava koja čovjeku mogu olakšati stanje egzistencijalne patnje, tjelesne boli i psiholoških previranja, postižu ljudi sa zrelim duhovnim iskustvima i ispravnim slikama religioznih zahtjeva i očekivanja. Nasuprot njima, postoje iracionalna religiozna očekivanja koje čovjeku mogu stvoriti iskrivljenu sliku religioznosti, sumnji u vjeri ili otklona od slike milosrdnog Boga. Suočavajući se u pastoralnom radu i bolničkom dušobrižništvu s važnošću ispravnih religioznih postavki u trenucima čovjekove egzistencijalne patnje i stanju totalne boli, središnja tema ovog diplomskog rada jest upravo odnos vjere i čovjeka u stanju terminalne bolesti. Da bi utemeljili ispravan pastoralan pristup, rad predstavlja bio-psiho-socijalni model i duhovne potrebe terminalnih bolesnika, za čiju su provedbu odgovorni brojni akteri interdisciplinarnog palijativnog tima u bolničkom okruženju, hospicijima i kućnoj skrbi terminalnih bolesnika.Spirituality plays a major role in all life events, and especially in the fight against the disease and its inability to heal, of terminal, palliative patients. Positive religious experiences can alleviate a person's state of existential suffering, physical pain and psychological turmoil, by people with mature spiritual experiences and correct images of religious requirements and expectations. In contrast, there could be confronted negative religious experiences that create a distorted image of religiosity, doubt in faith, or deviation from the image of a merciful God. In pastoral work and hospital pastoral care we are facing the importance of correct religious settings in moments of human existential suffering and state of total pain. That way, the central theme of this thesis is to point out the relationship between faith of a man in a state of terminal illness. In order to establish a correct pastoral approach, the thesis presents a bio-psycho-social model and points out to the spiritual needs of terminal patients, for the implementation of correct approach of the responsibility of the whole interdisciplinary palliative team in the hospital setting, hospices, and home care of terminal patients