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Perspectives regarding what constitutes a “good death” among Thai nurses: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Sriprasert Varalak,
Limpawattana Panita,
Manjavong Manchumad,
Kuichanuan Thunchanok,
Juntararuangtong Thitikorn,
Yongrattanakit Kongpob
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12634
Subject(s) - end of life care , palliative care , cross sectional study , perception , good death , nursing , medicine , set (abstract data type) , health care , psychology , family medicine , pathology , neuroscience , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
Palliative care is a crucial component in improving peoples' end‐of‐life period. It is important to understand the wishes of people at the end of life and the perceptions of their healthcare providers regarding these wishes. As nurses play a key role in patient care, in this study we set out to determine nurses' perceptions regarding what constitutes a “good death”, comparing what they thought their older patients would prefer to their own preferences for their own end‐of‐life care. Questionnaires asking about various options of end‐of‐life care were distributed to nurses, and they were asked how they thought older people would respond to each of the questions and what their own preferences would be if they were terminally ill. In total, 656 participants were enrolled and they rated relief from suffering as the most important component, both for themselves and for those in their care. More than 80% of nurses agreed with all of the statements on the questionnaire. However, some of the nurses' preferences for their own end of life differed from those they expected their patients to value.