"The communication I had with him back then is still stuck in my mind." Bereaved families of cancer patients' experiences for end-of-life communication.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Communication with family members is important to end-of-life care for patients with cancer. It is an interactive engagement between terminally-ill cancer patients and their families through which they expand their mutual understanding to cope with losses and find meaning in death. This study aimed to describe the experiences of end-of-life communication between patients with cancer and their family members in South Korea.

Methods

This is a qualitative descriptive study using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Ten bereaved family members with end-of-life communication experience with terminal cancer patients were recruited through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Results

A total of 29 constructed meanings, 11 sub-cat

SUBMITTER: Jeon H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature