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What Matters at the End of Life: A Qualitative Study of Older Peoples Perspectives in Southern Denmark.
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- Be-SNAP: the Belgian Sepsis National Action Plan.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- What matters and influence resuscitation preference? Development, field testing, and structural validation of items among older patients in the emergency department.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Preferences for Discussing Life Expectancy: a Cross-sectional Survey Among Geriatric Outpatients in Denmark.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Perspective of geriatric patients on advance care planning in Denmark: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Predicting readmission and death after hospital discharge: a comparison of conventional frailty measurement with an electronic health record-based score.Age and ageing · 2021Observational
- What Matters Most in Life? A German Cohort Study on the Sources of Meaning and Their Neurobiological Foundations in Four Age Groups.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
What matters at the end of life (EOL) among the older population in Denmark is poorly investigated. We used focus groups and in-depth interviews, to identify perspectives within the EOL, along with what influences resuscitation, decision making, and other treatment preferences. We included eligible participants aged ≥65 years in the Region of Southern Denmark. Five focus groups and nine in-depth interviews were conducted, in total 31 participants. We found a general willingness to discuss EOL, and experiences of the process of dying were present among all participants. Three themes emerged during the analysis: (a) Being independent is crucial for the future, (b) Handling and talking about the EOL, and (c) Conditions in Everyday Life are Significant. Life experiences seemed to affect the degree of reflection of EOL and the decision-making process. Knowing your population of interest is crucial, when developing an approach or using an advance care plan from another setting.
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