Humanism In The Healthcare Sector

There is no use denying the fact that modem age can be taken as the era of humanism where a human being is considered to be the greatest value. However, things not always were the same. Throughout centuries society has been changing its attitude towards a human being and its value., starting from fatalism of middle ages and ending with more reasonable approach of the New ages. However, in all times people bewailed about their relatives or close people as it is an integral part of human nature. Yet, very often this feeling was rather outward as society did not appreciate existence of every individual. . Nevertheless, two world wars thought people to respect and appreciate human life and nowadays it is taken as a great value. Trying to guarantee …show more content…
Moreover, the functioning of a healthcare sector is devoted the attempts to save human life and reduce his/her sufferings. With this in mind, it is possible to say that modern society is build around compassion which helps to protect people/ However, there are some spheres of human activity where it can have pernicious effect on the final result. The healthcare sector is one of such spheres. To understand this very statement and determine what status compassion should be given, it is necessary to analyze the whole healthcare sector and the main peculiarities of its functioning. Moreover, the definition of the term itself should also be obtained. With this in mind, it is possible to assume that the given work is devoted to this analysis and cogitations about the issue of compassion in terms of efficient functioning of the healthcare sector. Speaking about the peculiarities of the healthcare sector it is possible to admit the act that its main aim nowadays is to protect the health of people in …show more content…
Very often people who find themselves in the hospital, are very vulnerable and they seek support. That is why, they take their physician as a person who can provide them treatment, care and compassion. According to the research of Fogarty, Curbow, Wingard, McDonnell and Somerfield (1999) even some short-term manifestation of this feeling can result in significant reduce of patient`s anxiety. Researchers analyzed the emotional state of patients who suffered from breast cancer and came to conclusion that they felt a great relief when their physician was calm and compassionate towards them (Fogarty et al., 1999). This fact can be taken as a great evidence of the positive impact of compassion on patients` emotional state, which, in its turn can also have the positive influence on final results of treatment as much depends on the mood of a patient and his/her ability to struggle. With this in mind, it is possible to introduce another point of view on the issue of