Palliative care and human rights in patient care: an Armenia case study

Public Health Reviews

Violeta Zopunyan¹  Davit Amiryan²  Anahit Papikyan²  Naomi Burke-Shyne³  Gabriela Barros de Luca³ 

[1] Center for Rights Development;Open Society Foundations - Armenia;Open Society Foundations;

关键词: Armenia;    Palliative care;    Opioid;    Human rights;    Pain;    Patient;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40985-017-0062-7

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract This paper examines palliative care within the human rights in patient care framework, which clarifies state obligations and addresses the rights of both patients and providers. In the context of palliative care, these rights extend beyond the right to health and include patient rights to freedom from torture, cruel and inhuman treatment, non-discrimination and equality, bodily integrity, privacy and confidentiality, information, and right to a remedy. They also encompass provider rights to decent working conditions, freedom of association, and due process. The paper then looks at a case study of Armenia, acknowledging how the government’s commitment to palliative care, combined with awareness raising and advocacy by human rights organizations, created an enabling environment for the realization of human rights in patient care in the context of palliative care.

【 授权许可】

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