In:
Pflege, Hogrefe Publishing Group, Vol. 22, No. 5 ( 2009-10-01), p. 371-378
Abstract:
In the modern hospice movement and in Palliative Care, helping severely ill and dying patients to have a “good end of life” and a “good death” has high priority. The concept of a “good death” reflects the corresponding ideal of a “good dying”. This concept analysis aimed at clarifying the current understanding of the characteristics of a “good death” as well as at presenting a coherent theoretical and ideational basis. The meaning of an ideal death as a point of reference and leitmotif in structuring palliative and hospice care, the theoretical background, and the components of a “good death” will be described in this article.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1012-5302
,
1664-283X
DOI:
10.1024/1012-5302.22.5.371
Language:
German
Publisher:
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2009
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2077531-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
645005-2
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