Perception of Good Death and Level of Perceived Stress in Relatives of Palliative Care Patients

PAMUK CEBECİ S., BİLGİÇ Ş.

Omega (United States), 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/00302228241237838
  • Dergi Adı: Omega (United States)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, ATLA Religion Database, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: good death, palliative care, patient relative, perceived stress
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to examine the perception of a good death and the level of perceived stress in relatives of palliative care patients. Relatives of 110 patients hospitalized in a palliative care center constituted the research sample. A personal information form, the “Good Death Scale,” and the “Perceived Stress Scale” were used for data collection. The patients’ relatives defined good death as being with family members and living this process without suffering. The mean total Good Death Scale score of the relatives of palliative care patients was 54.86 ± 7.78, and their mean total Perceived Stress Scale score was 31.11 ± 10.10. These findings showed that patients’ relatives had high perceptions of good death and that their stress levels were above average. To expand the scope of nursing care, it is important to know how patients’ relatives are affected by this process. It is recommended that more studies be conducted on this subject.