Number of palliative care nurse home visits and duration of palliative care associated with domains of the Good Death Inventory: A national survey of bereaved family caregivers in a middle income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the lower-middle-income country of Kazakhstan, palliative care services are in the early stages of integration into healthcare services. No prior studies have investigated associations between palliative care service factors and a good death in lower-middle-income countries, nor explored how palliative care nurses contribute to a good death. In this paper, a good death is referred to as the control of pain and symptoms, clear decision-making, a sense of closure, being recognized and perceived as an individual, preparation for death, and still being able to contribute to others, all taken together.

Objectives

To identify new opportunities for palliative care service nurses by investigating associations between palliative care service factors and a good death, as

SUBMITTER: Crape B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11261078 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature