Deathbed Visions: Visitors and Vistas.
| Autor: | Claxton-Oldfield S; Department of Psychology, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Omega [Omega (Westport)] 2024 Nov; Vol. 90 (1), pp. 21-36. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 29. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00302228221095910 |
| Abstrakt: | This review article examines the recent (i.e., since the late-1990s) research on deathbed visions (DBVs). The reviewed material includes the features of DBV experiences, terminology and definitional issues in the literature, and prevalence reports of DBVs by family members/caregivers of dying persons, healthcare professionals, terminally ill patients, hospice palliative care volunteers, and nursing home staff. The impact of DBVs on dying persons, why deathbed visitors appear, and possible explanations for DBVs are also considered. The lessons learned from the literature review include the following: DBVs are common experiences that cannot be easily explained, and they typically have positive impacts on dying persons, not the least of which is lessening the fear of death. The literature review also highlights the need for training and education about DBVs. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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