Att återvända till livet. Några tankar om en hälsofrämjande hälso- och sjukvård

Abstract

Abstract

The stepping stone for this reflection on the characteristics of a health promoting hospital is a personal experience of being a cancer patient at day care center of one of the Stockholm hospitals. Creative cultural activities were the core of the day care activities. The perspective of the activities were salutogenic and health promotive that provided sharing of experienced with people in the same situation. These activities are of major importance in creating a health promoting environment supporting the healthy parts of the patients with life threatening diseases.