Perspectives regarding what constitutes a “good death” among Thai nurses: A cross‐sectional study

Varalak Srinonprasert, Panita Limpawattana, Manchumad Manjavong, Thunchanok Kuichanuan, Thitikorn Juntararuangtong and Kongpob Yongrattanakit

Nursing & Health Sciences, 2019, vol. 21, issue 4, 416-421

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2019
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