Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on delivering end-of-life care within acute hospital trusts: a qualitative study

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 490-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colette Reid ◽  
Jane Gibbins ◽  
Sophia Bloor ◽  
Melanie Burcombe ◽  
Rachel McCoubrie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Life Care

scholarly journals Ethical considerations at the end-of-life care

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 205031212110009
Author(s):  
Melahat Akdeniz ◽  
Bülent Yardımcı ◽  
Ethem Kavukcu
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Biomedical Ethics ◽  
Artificial Nutrition ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide

The goal of end-of-life care for dying patients is to prevent or relieve suffering as much as possible while respecting the patients’ desires. However, physicians face many ethical challenges in end-of-life care. Since the decisions to be made may concern patients’ family members and society as well as the patients, it is important to protect the rights, dignity, and vigor of all parties involved in the clinical ethical decision-making process. Understanding the principles underlying biomedical ethics is important for physicians to solve the problems they face in end-of-life care. The main situations that create ethical difficulties for healthcare professionals are the decisions regarding resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition and hydration, terminal sedation, withholding and withdrawing treatments, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide. Five ethical principles guide healthcare professionals in the management of these situations.

scholarly journals Life-and-Death Attitude and Its Formation Process and End-of-Life Care Expectations Among the Elderly Under Traditional Chinese Culture: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 104365962110214
Author(s):  
Lei Lei ◽  
Quanxi Gan ◽  
Chunyan Gu ◽  
Jing Tan ◽  
Yu Luo
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Formation Process ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Individual

Introduction With the global aging process intensified, the demand for end-of-life care has surged, especially in China. However, its development is restricted. Understanding the life and death attitude among the elderly and its formation process, and clarifying their needs, are so important to promote social popularization of end-of-life care. Methodology This qualitative study included 20 elderly residents in Nan and Shuangbei Communities, Chongqing City, People’s Republic of China. Data were collected through semistructured in-depth individual interviews and processed by thematic analysis method. Results Three themes and eight subthemes were identified: Characteristics of formation process (passive thinking, closed and single), life-and-death attitude (cherish and enjoy life, quality of life priority, let death take its course) and expectations of end-of-life care (preferences, basic needs, good death). Discussion Life-and-death attitude and end-of-life care expectations of the elderly support the development and delivery of end-of-life care. Furthermore, the individual-family-hospital linkage discussion channel needs to be further explored.

scholarly journals Compassion in healthcare – lessons from a qualitative study of the end of life care of people with dementia

2013 ◽  
Vol 106 (12) ◽  
pp. 492-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Crowther ◽  
Kenneth CM Wilson ◽  
Siobhan Horton ◽  
Mari Lloyd-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
People With Dementia

scholarly journals Family caregivers’ conceptualisation of quality end-of-life care for people with dementia: A qualitative study

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 726-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Davies ◽  
Greta Rait ◽  
Laura Maio ◽  
Steve Iliffe
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Life Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Diagnosis Of Dementia ◽  
Bereaved Family

Background: People with dementia have been described as the ‘disadvantaged dying’ with poor end-of-life care. Towards the end of life, people with dementia cannot report on the care they receive. It is therefore important to talk to caregivers; however, few have explored the views about end-of-life care from the caregivers’ perspective. The majority of research on family caregivers has focussed on the burden and psychological impact of caring for a relative with dementia. Aim: This study aimed to explore the views of family caregivers about quality end-of-life care for people with dementia. Design: Qualitative study using in-depth interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. Setting/participants: Purposive sampling from a third sector organisation’s caregiver network was used to recruit 47 caregivers in England (2012–2013), consisting of (1) family caregivers of someone who had recently received a diagnosis of dementia, (2) family caregivers currently caring for someone with dementia and (3) bereaved family caregivers. Results: Three over-arching themes were derived from the interviewees’ discourse, including maintaining the person within, fostering respect and dignity and showing compassion and kindness. Conclusion: End-of-life care for people with dementia does not differ from care throughout the dementia trajectory. Throughout the findings, there is an implicit underlying theme of conflict: conflict between family caregivers and an increasingly systematised service of care and conflict between family caregivers and professionals. This study has in particular demonstrated the importance of the psycho-social aspects of care, aligning with the holistic definition of palliative care.

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