Home Palliative Care as Sensitive Way to a Dignified End of Life - Possibilities of Social Work

The aim of thesis is to create an overview of the holistic concept of domestic palliative care in the context of social work. This overview includes identification of the needs of people in the terminal stage of life and the dilemmas that families face in the final stage of the lives of their loved ones. The individual chapters of this thesis describe the needs of the dying and informal caregivers, and they point out the importance of the family environment for coping with death-related concerns. The qualitative survey carried out via semi-structured interviews includes identification of the needs of the dying and caregivers, the dilemmas of caregivers in making decisions about choosing the form of care for their loved ones, and mapping the awareness of caregivers about the possibilities of social work support