Laying Out and Viewing the Body at Home — A Forgotten Tradition?

Weber, Martin; Ochsmann, Randolph; Huber, Christoph

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“…As a visually peaceful and accessible environment may facilitate the acute grieving process, a few moments spent alone in the room positioning the patient's body, disconnecting any lines and machinery, removing catheters, and cleaning up any mess will allow the family closer access to the patient's body. [44][45] Spiritual advisors or other interdisciplinary team members may be instrumental in orchestrating events to facilitate the experience of those present. Those who have not been present for the death may benefit from listening to a recounting of how things went leading up to the death and afterward.…”

Section: When Death Occursmentioning

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Competency in End-of-Life Care: Last Hours of Life

Ferris

Gunten

Emanuel

2003

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Clinical competence, willingness to educate, and calm and empathic reassurance are critical to helping patients and families in the last hours of living. This review adapted from the Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Curriculum describes the predictable course that occurs as well as approaches to management. Management principles are the same at home or in a health care institution. However, death in an institution requires accommodations to assure privacy, cultural observances, and communication that may not be customary. In anticipation of the event, it helps to inform the family and other professionals about what to do and what to expect. Care does not end until the family has been supported with their grief reactions and those with complicated grief helped to get care. Care at the end of life is a core competency.

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Section: When Death Occursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Competency in End-of-Life Care: Last Hours of Life

Ferris

Gunten

Emanuel

2003

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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“…So kann er die Angehörigen im häuslichen Bereich dazu ermutigen, in Ruhe und ohne Zeitdruck Abschied zu nehmen -auch vielen Ärzten ist nicht bekannt, dass in Deutschland eine Hausaufbahrung für 36 h erlaubt ist und sogar dann ermög-licht werden kann, wenn der Patient im Krankenhaus verstorben ist [57].…”

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Arzt und Trauer

Weber

Weiher²,

Smeding

2008

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In Germany approximately 1% of the population dies each year. This indicates that at least 2-3% of the population will be bereaved every year. Consequently, approximately 2 million people will experience severe loss in Germany each year. This has not only strong psychosocial implications, but is also linked to a broad range of health risks, including increased mortality. Given these statistics it is surprising that loss, grief and bereavement are not given more attention within undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional medical education across Germany. This article aims to provide doctors with some suggestions for meaningful and practical support for the bereaved within medical practice. After a short introduction on how current bereavement research is influencing thinking relating to bereavement processes, the article focuses on specific medical options. The role of the doctor in bereavement is discussed, highlighting that this role is not one of a bereavement counselor. However, doctors do encounter bereavement in practice and should be able to provide direction, which enables people to move through the grieving process, allowing them--in the words of J.W. Worden--to move the deceased emotionally to a new place and reengage with their own life.

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“…As a visually peaceful and accessible environment may facilitate the acute grieving process, the patient's body should be prepared for the family, with any lines and machinery disconnected, catheters removed, and any mess cleaned up to allow the family closer access to the patient's body with greater comfort. 52,53 The physician, spiritual advisors, or other interdisciplinary team members, particularly nurses, may be instrumental in orchestrating events to facilitate the immediate experience of those present. Those who were not present for the death may benefit from a recounting of how things went leading up to the death and afterward.…”

Section: When Death Occursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ensuring Competency in End-of-Life Care

Gunten

Ferris

Emanuel

2000

JAMA

221

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life care requires skill in communication, decision making, and building relationships. Physician ability in this area correlates directly with patients feeling satisfied with their medical care and adhering to medical advice, as well as indirectly with liability litigation. 1-3 It may also substantially enhance physicians' own experiences of providing care. Yet, these skills were not taught to the majority of physicians in practice during their training.We present a 7-step approach for structuring the communication of important information. It expands on the approaches described by Buckman 4 for the communication of "bad" news to include setting treatment goals, advance care planning, withholding or withdrawing therapy, making decisions in sudden life-threatening illness, resolving conflict around medical futility, responding to a request for physician-assisted suicide, and guiding patients and families through the last hours of living and early stages after death. A review of the literature supports this overall approach to structuring such conversations. 5

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Laying Out and Viewing the Body at Home — A Forgotten Tradition?

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Competency in End-of-Life Care: Last Hours of Life

Competency in End-of-Life Care: Last Hours of Life

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