Resident reflections on end-of-life education: a mixed-methods study of the 3 Wishes Project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objectives of this study were to describe residents' experiences with end-of-life (EOL) education during a rotation in the intensive care unit (ICU), and to understand the possible influence of the 3 Wishes Project.

Design

We enrolled dying patients, their families and 1-3 of their clinicians in the 3 Wishes Project, eliciting and honouring a set of 3 wishes to bring peace to the final days of a critically ill patient's life, and ease the grieving process for families. We conducted semistructured interviews with 33 residents who had cared for 50 dying patients to understand their experiences with the project. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, then analysed using a qualitative descriptive approach.

Setting

21-bed medical surgical ICU in a te

SUBMITTER: Centofanti J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4823392 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature