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Moving Toward Peace: An Analysis of the Concept of a Good Death
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One of the primary outcomes of end-of-life care should be the experience of a good death by the patient and the family. Yet there is no clear, shared understanding of what a good death is. This analysis of the concept of a good death has been guided by Rodgers' evolutionary method of concept analysis.1 Forty-two articles were analyzed. There was the strong agreement that the concept of a good death was highly individual, changeable over time, and based on perspective and experience. Medical, nursing, and patient perspectives, as well as literature in sociology, include the following attributes of a good death, listed in order of frequency of appearance in the literature: being in control, being comfortable, sense of closure, affirmation/value of the dying person recognized, trust in care providers, recognition of impending death, beliefs and values honored, burden minimized, relationships optimized, appropriateness of death, leaving a legacy, and family care.
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- Authors
- Kehl, K. A.
- Venue
- American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-08
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 277-286
- ISSN
- 1049-9091 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2715
- OpenAlex
- W2086654331
- Cited by
- 255
- References
- 31
- FWCI
- 6.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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