Good death: An exploratory study on perceptions and attitudes of patients, relatives, and healthcare providers, in northern Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, there are no advance care planning (ACP) protocols being used to document patient preferences for end-of-life (EoL) care. There is a general avoidance of the topic and contemplating ACP in healthcare-limited regions can be an ethically complex subject. Nonetheless, evidence from similar settings indicate that an appropriate quality of life is valued, even as one is dying. What differs amongst cultures is the definition of a 'good death'.

Objective

Evaluate perceptions of quality of death and advance EoL preparation in Moshi, Tanzania.

Design

13 focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted in Swahili using a semi-structured guide. These discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, translated, and coded using an induct

SUBMITTER: Gafaar TO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351142 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature