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We identified 11 core themes of good death: preferences for a specific dying process, pain-free status, religiosity/spiritualty, emotional well-being, life completion, treatment preferences, dignity, family, quality of life, relationship with HCP, and other.
- Emily A. Meier, Jarred V. Gallegos, Lori P. Montross Thomas, Colin A. Depp, Scott A. Irwin, Dilip V....
- 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.01.135
- 2016
- 2016/04
Having a sense of life completion or legacy. Having a choice in treatment preferences. Experiencing dignity in the dying process. Having family present and saying goodbye. Quality of life during...
- Experience as little pain as possible. When I talk of being pain-free, I mean physically, psycho-socially, and spiritually pain-free. Nowadays, there are medications that can manage most people’s physical pain and make them far more comfortable, and these should not be denied to any patient.
- Recognize and resolve interpersonal conflicts. We must also recognize psycho-social pain, the residue of life’s unresolved conflicts with other people.
- Satisfy any remaining wishes that are consistent with their present condition. Some people want to live long enough to go to a grandson’s graduation, to see a book published, to see a cousin they were close to who lives 3000 miles away.
- Review their life to find meaning. There are two main ways that people on their deathbeds find meaning: in the recognition of all of the people they have loved and who have loved them, and in the work that they’ve done that has contributed to the greater good.
Mar 14, 2020 · What one chooses as a good death is subjective and should be based on the wants and needs of the one dying. For example, the loved one may want to die quickly while asleep. However, this might be...
What one chooses as a good death is subjective and should be based on the wants and needs of the one dying. For example, the loved one may want to die quickly while asleep. However,...
Jul 5, 2021 · The most essential domains for a good death included “maintaining hope and pleasure” and “being respected as an individual.”. The factors most strongly associated with the perception of a good death were end-of-life plan discussion with parents or others and parental agreement with establishing a living will.
Mar 31, 2016 · According to an Institute of Medicine report, a good death is: “Free from avoidable distress and suffering for patient, family and caregivers, in general accord with the patient’s and...
