Promoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: A qualitative study
| Autor: | Rocío Pérez Rodríguez, Cayetano Fernández-Sola, José Granero-Molina, María del Mar Díaz-Cortés, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla, Matías Correa Casado |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Experiences Attitude of Health Personnel Personhood media_common.quotation_subject Emergency Nursing 03 medical and health sciences Dignity 0302 clinical medicine Nursing medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Qualitative Research media_common Terminal Care Doctor Health professionals Emergency department Nurse business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Focus Groups Middle Aged Focus group humanities End-of-life care Spain Family medicine Female Emergency Service Hospital business Qualitative research Healthcare system |
| Zdroj: | International Emergency Nursing. 37:23-28 |
| ISSN: | 1755-599X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ienj.2017.05.004 |
| Popis: | Background: Preservation of a dying person’s dignity in the emergency department (ED) is fundamental for the patient, his/her relatives and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to explore and interpret physicians’ and nurses’ experiences regarding conservation of dignity in end-of-life care in dying patients in the ED.\ud \ud Methods: A qualitative study based on the hermeneutic phenomenological approach, was carried out in the emergency department of two general hospitals. A total of 16 nurses and 10 physicians participated in the study. Data collection included 12 individual in-depth interviews and 2 focus groups.\ud \ud Results: The findings revealed that two themes represent the practices and proposals for the conservation of dignity in the emergency department: dignified care in hostile surroundings and the design of a system focused on the person’s dignity.\ud \ud Conclusion: Dignifying treatment, redesigning environmental conditions, and reorienting the healthcare system can contribute to maintaining dignity in end-of-life care in the ED. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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