Promoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: a qualitative study
Díaz Cortés, Maria del Mar, Granero-Molina, José, Hernández-Padilla, José Manuel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5032-9440, Pérez Rodríguez, Rocío, Correa-Casado, Matías and Fernández-Sola, Cayetano
(2018)
Promoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: a qualitative study.
International Emergency Nursing, 37
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pp. 23-28.
ISSN 1755-599X
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(doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2017.05.004)
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Abstract
Background: Preservation of a dying person’s dignity in the emergency department (ED) is fundamental for the patient, his/her relatives and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to explore and interpret physicians’ and nurses’ experiences regarding conservation of dignity in end-of-life care in dying patients in the ED.
Methods: A qualitative study based on the hermeneutic phenomenological approach, was carried out in the emergency department of two general hospitals. A total of 16 nurses and 10 physicians participated in the study. Data collection included 12 individual in-depth interviews and 2 focus groups.
Results: The findings revealed that two themes represent the practices and proposals for the conservation of dignity in the emergency department: dignified care in hostile surroundings and the design of a system focused on the person’s dignity.
Conclusion: Dignifying treatment, redesigning environmental conditions, and reorienting the healthcare system can contribute to maintaining dignity in end-of-life care in the ED.
Item Type: | Article |
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Research Areas: | A. > School of Health and Education > Adult, Child and Midwifery |
Item ID: | 22985 |
Depositing User: | Jose Hernandez-Padilla |
Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2017 13:12 |
Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2022 20:09 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/22985 |
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