Palliative (farewell) culture in shared housing arrangements : The perspective of everyday nursing practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared housing arrangements (SHA) are alternatives to long-term care facilities for care-dependent people. The collective perspective of nursing professionals working in SHA in dealing with death and dying is missing in recent studies. This study aimed to investigate the perspective of professionals concerning a palliative (farewell) culture in SHA.

Methods

In this study two group discussions were conducted with nurses and nursing assistants working in SHA. Data were analyzed using the documentary method, with the aim of working out the professional orientation framework concerning a collective palliative culture.

Results

Nurses enable a palliative (farewell) culture. This leads to the fact that hospice services are not used in these SHA. The distance to re

SUBMITTER: Walter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11208262 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature