Young Ho Yun, Kyoung-Nam Kim, Jin-Ah Sim, EunKyo Kang, Jihye Lee, Jiyeon Choo, Shin Hye Yoo, Miso Kim, Young Ae Kim, Beo Deul Kang, Hyun-Jeong Shim, Eun-Kee Song, Jung Hun Kang, Jung Hye Kwon, Jung Lim Lee, Soon Nam Lee, Chi Hoon Maeng, Eun Joo Kang, Young Rok Do, Yoon Seok Choi, Kyung Hae Jung
PURPOSE: Understanding the concept of a "good death" is crucial to end-of-life care, but our current understanding of what constitutes a good death is insufficient. Here, we investigated the components of a good death that are important to the general population, cancer patients, their families, and physicians. METHODS: We conducted a stratified nationwide cross-sectional survey of cancer patients and their families from 12 hospitals, physicians from 12 hospitals and the Korean Medical Association, and the general population, investigating their attitudes toward 10 good-death components...
April 22, 2018: Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer