The Demand of Integrated Nursing and Psychosocial Services for Chronic Severe Disease Patients and their Relatives. Case Analysis in Public Institution Centro Poliklinika

Volume 25, Number 1(98) (2015)

Renata Kudukytė Gasperė, Kęstutis Štaras Abstract Aging population in Lithuania determinates thedemand for integrated services, oriented in solving problems ofsenior, disable citizens and growing needs of home nursing. Atthe present time, Lithuania are only at the beginning of analysisfor demand of integrated health care as well as nursing andpsychosocial services for long care patients. Although…

The Need for Social Worker Practice of Women Suffering from Breast Cancer

Volume 24, Number 6(97) (2014)

Virginija Kondratavičienė, Dovilė Gadeikytė Abstract Breast cancer – one of the most common female cancerdiseases. Every year, the incidence of this disease is increasing.It is observed that this disease affects younger women. In recentyears, about 1,300 new cases of breast cancer are determinedannually in Lithuania. While suffering from this disease, womenare faced with a variety…

Benefits of Social Services for Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Volume 23, Number 4(89) (2013)

Virginija Kondratavičienė, Aistė Jancevičiūtė Abstract Rheumatic joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis are recognized as the second most common diseases in causing disability. Rheumatoid arthritis affects more than 12 thousand of the population in Lithuania. Rheumatoid arthritis with increasing age of the population and the increasing number of patients with the diagnosis of the disease…