Promoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: a qualitative study

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Díaz Cortés, M., Granero-Molina, J., Hernández-Padilla, J., Pérez Rodríguez, R., Correa-Casado, M. and Fernández-Sola, C. 2018. Promoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: a qualitative study. International Emergency Nursing. 37, pp. 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2017.05.004
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TitlePromoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: a qualitative study
AuthorsDíaz Cortés, M., Granero-Molina, J., Hernández-Padilla, J., Pérez Rodríguez, R., Correa-Casado, M. and Fernández-Sola, C.
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Background: Preservation of a dying person’s dignity in the emergency department (ED) is fundamental for the patient, his/her relatives and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to explore and interpret physicians’ and nurses’ experiences regarding conservation of dignity in end-of-life care in dying patients in the ED.
Methods: A qualitative study based on the hermeneutic phenomenological approach, was carried out in the emergency department of two general hospitals. A total of 16 nurses and 10 physicians participated in the study. Data collection included 12 individual in-depth interviews and 2 focus groups.
Results: The findings revealed that two themes represent the practices and proposals for the conservation of dignity in the emergency department: dignified care in hostile surroundings and the design of a system focused on the person’s dignity.
Conclusion: Dignifying treatment, redesigning environmental conditions, and reorienting the healthcare system can contribute to maintaining dignity in end-of-life care in the ED.

PublisherElsevier
JournalInternational Emergency Nursing
ISSN1755-599X
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Online24 Jun 2017
Print01 Mar 2018
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Deposited20 Nov 2017
Accepted27 May 2017
Output statusPublished
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2017.05.004
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