2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.09.013
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Feeling like a burden: Exploring the perspectives of patients at the end of life

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“…This can be compared to the ways of handling uncertainty described by McKechnie, MacLeod and Keeling [47]. Awareness of the forthcoming death can also help patients begin seeing things through by preparing for the family's life after their death, similar to what McPherson, Wilson, and Murray [16] called "alleviating burden to others and making preparations. " Importantly, these preparations are not always welcomed by family and friends, which can be frustrating to patients and places them in between the urge to prepare and the desire to protect their loved ones by not preparing; this finding coincides with Raffin et al [48].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This can be compared to the ways of handling uncertainty described by McKechnie, MacLeod and Keeling [47]. Awareness of the forthcoming death can also help patients begin seeing things through by preparing for the family's life after their death, similar to what McPherson, Wilson, and Murray [16] called "alleviating burden to others and making preparations. " Importantly, these preparations are not always welcomed by family and friends, which can be frustrating to patients and places them in between the urge to prepare and the desire to protect their loved ones by not preparing; this finding coincides with Raffin et al [48].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The hardships associated with caring for a family member have been documented in the palliative care literature [14,15]. However, several researchers state that less attention has been given to how patients perceive their own situation in palliative care [16,17]. Several possible reasons for this are the difficulty of recruiting patients at this stage of life [18] and fear of distressing or causing harm to patients when seeking their views [19].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Den autonome veien kan ses som en konsekvens av aktiv dødshjelp, der man stadig ønsker (6,7). I en undersøkelse gjort i Nederland (8) beskrives det at det å vaere trett av livet blir forbundet med tap av autonomi, kontroll, verdighet og uavhengighet -man har mistet lysten på livet.…”
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“…En tal sentido, se ha planteado que la enfermedad además del padecimiento físico tiene un significado social [8] y un costo económico [9] y por ello se ha valorado la autopercepción de la carga del cuidado en quienes viven con una EC [10], en quienes enfrentan una situación de muerte inminente [11], y en quienes sienten que interfieren el proyecto de vida de su cuidador [12].…”
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