A Better Understanding of the Concept "A Good Death": How Do Healthcare Providers Define a Good Death?

CONCLUSION: In agreement with the patient, medical care should focus on a pain-free situation during the last phase of life and not on exhausting possible treatments to prolong life unnecessarily. Appropriate care at the end of life can be broader, and all 34 subthemes can be important in early healthcare planning. Significant differences between general practitioners and nurses deserve attention because patients and family members expect that healthcare providers will work together as a team. PMID: 30765289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry Source Type: research