Report of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: bringing death back into life

Sallnow, Libby; Smith, Richard; Ahmedzai, Sam H.; Bhadelia, Afsan; Chamberlain, Charlotte; Cong, Yali; Doble, Brett; Dullie, Luckson; Durie, Robin; Finkelstein, Eric A.; Guglani, Sam; Hodson, Melanie; Husebø, Bettina S.; Kellehear, Allan; Kitzinger, Celia; Knaul, Felícia Marie; Murray, Scott A; Neuberger, Julia; O’Mahony, Seamus; Rajagopal, M. R.; Russell, Sarah; Sase, Eriko; Sleeman, Katherine E; Solomon, Sheldon; Taylor, Ros; Furth, Mpho Tutu van; Wyatt, Katrina

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02314-x

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“…Introducing the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: bringing death back into life at a recent meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine, I blithely said that nobody seemed to disagree with our starting point that we have an unhealthy relationship with death and dying 1. But during the meeting people did disagree with some of what we concluded and recommended in our report.…”

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Pushing back on the arguments of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death

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2022

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“…Prince-Paul and DiFranco [ 3 ] argued that death and dying are public health issues [ 3 ]. Indeed, complications with end-of-life (EOL) processes extend across the globe as there are social, economic, political, and historic perspectives influencing communication about mortality [ 4 , 5 ]. The stigma surrounding death, lack of awareness, inadequate health literacy, negative public perceptions, systemic barriers, and cultural differences also influence society’s reluctance to discuss issues related to potential EOL health care needs and expectations [ 5 - 14 ].…”

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Exploring Web-Based Twitter Conversations Surrounding National Healthcare Decisions Day and Advance Care Planning From a Sociocultural Perspective: Computational Mixed Methods Analysis

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Tenzek²,

Ophir³

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Background Within the cultures and societies of the United States, topics related to death and dying continue to be taboo, and as a result, opportunities for presence and engagement during the end of life, which could lead to a good death, are avoided. Several efforts have been made to help people engage in advance care planning (ACP) conversations, including completing advance care directives so that they may express their goals of care if they become too sick to communicate their wishes. A major effort in the United States toward encouraging such challenging discussions is the annual celebration of the National Healthcare Decisions Day. Objective This study aimed to explore ACP from a sociocultural perspective by using Twitter as a communication tool. Methods All publicly available tweets published between August 1, 2020, and July 30, 2021 (N=9713) were collected and analyzed using the computational mixed methods Analysis of Topic Model Network approach. Results The results revealed that conversations driven primarily by laypersons (7107/7410, 95.91% of tweets originated from unverified accounts) surrounded the following three major themes: importance and promotion, surrounding language, and systemic issues. Conclusions On the basis of the results, we argue that there is a need for awareness of the barriers that people may face when engaging in ACP conversations, including systemic barriers, literacy levels, misinformation, policies (including Medicare reimbursements), and trust among health care professionals, in the United States. This is incredibly important for clinicians and scholars worldwide to be aware of as we strive to re-envision ACP, so that people are more comfortable engaging in ACP conversations. In terms of the content of tweets, we argue that there is a chasm between the biomedical and biopsychosocial elements of ACP, including patient narratives. If used properly, Twitter conversations and National Health Care Decision Day hashtags could be harnessed to serve as a connecting point among organizations, physicians, patients, and family members to lay the groundwork for the trajectory toward a good death.

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“…Yesterday saw the publication of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: Bringing Death Back Into Life 1. Today there was a launch webinar, which you will be able to watch even if you are reading this months later.…”

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The origins, development, and context of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death

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2022

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Smith chair UK Health Alliance on Climate ChangeYesterday saw the publication of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: Bringing Death Back Into Life. 1 Today there was a launch webinar, which you will be able to watch even if you are reading this months later. There will also be a podcast and a video, which you can access. I was one of the founder members of the commission four years ago and want to provide some insights into the origins, development, and context of the report. (This piece is closely related to a short piece I have recorded for the webinar.) I hope that many people will read the report, provide feedback, and most importantly help implement its recommendations. The report is some 30 000 words long and, I must confess, a complex document, although I hope easily read. Indeed, I think that reading it can be enjoyable. There is an executive summary, but much will be missed by those who read only the summary.

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Report of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: bringing death back into life

Cited by 232 publications

References 186 publications

Pushing back on the arguments of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death

Pushing back on the arguments of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death

Exploring Web-Based Twitter Conversations Surrounding National Healthcare Decisions Day and Advance Care Planning From a Sociocultural Perspective: Computational Mixed Methods Analysis

The origins, development, and context of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death

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