Qualitative Research on Death Attitude of Dying Patients -- Take the Department of Internal Medicine of Chongqing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Rehabilitation Hospital as an Example

Haiqin Cheng

《International Journal of Social Science and Education Research》 3卷10期 (2020/10) Pp. 271-277

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202010_3(10).0042

摘要

The aim of this study is to understand the true feelings of dying patients towards the end of their lives and to provide the basis for informing patients' conditions and guiding the work of dying care. This study adopted the method of qualitative research and used participant observation and depth interviews to interview 5 dying patients, 2 nurses, and 1 family member. By using the generic analysis method to summarize the death attitudes of dying patients, there are 4 types: (1) Just go with the flow, face and wait for death calmly (2) They were forced to accept the fact that they were about to die. When the disease recurred, they showed a strong desire for survival and were in urgent need of medical assistance (3) They show a more positive and optimistic attitude towards death (4) They are fear of death. Family members and medical staff need to pay attention to the psychological reactions and needs of dying patients, call for the improvement of the social support system and further promote the life education of the whole society to help people establish a correct value of life and death.

關鍵字

Dying patients ； attitude towards death ； qualitative research

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