Confronting death: perceptions of a good death in adults with lung cancer
| Autor: | Travonia Hughes, Susanne M. Arnold, Mitzi M. Schumacher, Joy M. Jacobs-Lawson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Coping (psychology) Palliative care Attitude to Death Lung Neoplasms Cross-sectional study Religiosity Patient satisfaction Health care Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Spirituality Psychiatry Lung cancer Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Palliative Care Life satisfaction General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Cross-Sectional Studies Patient Satisfaction Family medicine Female business |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of hospicepalliative care. 25(1) |
| ISSN: | 1049-9091 |
| Popis: | Investigations regarding patients' concerns about death have focused on the importance of autonomy, resolution of concerns, family relationships, and religiosity, and relied on data from physicians, nurses, family members, and healthy older adults. Few studies have focused on patients with diseases that have short-term survival rates. This study examined lung cancer patients' perceptions of a good death. One hundred lung cancer patients answered open-ended questions about what a good death was and completed measures assessing coping, spirituality, religious coping, and life satisfaction. Content analysis revealed 4 themes describing a good death: (a) during sleep, (b) pain-free, (c) peaceful, and (d) quick. These findings have implications for those caring for terminally ill patients as the 4 themes differ from those derived from studies of more heterogeneous patients, their families, and health care providers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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