'Thank you for loving me': A qualitative study on perceptions of gratitude and their effects in palliative care patients and relatives

CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that gratitude is a key to a good (end of) life, whilst highlighting potential negative effects. It could help healthcare professionals to better understand what gratitude means to patients and relatives, which may facilitate awareness and fostering of gratitude in palliative care.PMID:37942575 | DOI:10.1177/02692163231207495

Source: Palliative Medicine - November 9, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Emmanuelle Poncin Emilie Bovet Emmanuel Tamches Boris Cantin Josiane Pralong Betty Althaus Gian Domenico Borasio Mathieu Bernard Source Type: research