Add to ORKGThe purpose of this study was to describe and compare the perceptions of the meaning of death to persons diagnosed with terminal cancer and persons diagnosed with end-stage AIDS. The conceptual orientation for this study was Jean Watson's theory of human care, particularly the holistic individual. This study used a descriptive design for secondary analysis of interview responses from an original study. The analysis explored the personal meaning of death to persons with cancer and persons with AIDS in the last six months of life. Content analysis was the method of data analysis used to address the research questions. Identified categories representing meaning of death to persons with cancer were: Acceptance, Release, Reluctance, and Spiritua...
Dying process can take different forms, may be perceived differently by persons present during the p...
The purpose of this study was to discover how palliative cancer patients experience living while th...
There is little agreement about what constitutes good death or successful dying. The authors conduct...
Searching for Meaning 2 Barriers to accessing quality end-of-life care, such as hospice care, are th...
This study was designed to assess the process of meaning loss for family members who cared for their...
Objective: This paper presents a two-phase cross-sectional study aimed at examining the possible mit...
The study analyzes the phenomenon of meaning making for the bereavement of a person with whom they h...
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of meaning of death among the elder...
GOALS: The aims of this study were to describe the symptoms, their treatment during the final months...
The research fits a cultural anthropology context, pursuing, at this level, the identification of pa...
In the three decades since the concept of “awareness” was introduced to describe the nature of commu...
The purpose of this study was to explore spiritual and psychological issues as experienced by perso...
Palliative care seeks to alleviate the suffering of patients with chronic and life-threatening disea...
The objective of this study was to consider the social representations of death of famil...
The theme I have chosen to explore as my mode of discourse over the topic of life and death is the o...
Dying process can take different forms, may be perceived differently by persons present during the p...
The purpose of this study was to discover how palliative cancer patients experience living while th...
There is little agreement about what constitutes good death or successful dying. The authors conduct...
Searching for Meaning 2 Barriers to accessing quality end-of-life care, such as hospice care, are th...
This study was designed to assess the process of meaning loss for family members who cared for their...
Objective: This paper presents a two-phase cross-sectional study aimed at examining the possible mit...
The study analyzes the phenomenon of meaning making for the bereavement of a person with whom they h...
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of meaning of death among the elder...
GOALS: The aims of this study were to describe the symptoms, their treatment during the final months...
The research fits a cultural anthropology context, pursuing, at this level, the identification of pa...
In the three decades since the concept of “awareness” was introduced to describe the nature of commu...
The purpose of this study was to explore spiritual and psychological issues as experienced by perso...
Palliative care seeks to alleviate the suffering of patients with chronic and life-threatening disea...
The objective of this study was to consider the social representations of death of famil...
The theme I have chosen to explore as my mode of discourse over the topic of life and death is the o...
Dying process can take different forms, may be perceived differently by persons present during the p...
The purpose of this study was to discover how palliative cancer patients experience living while th...
There is little agreement about what constitutes good death or successful dying. The authors conduct...