ArticlePloS one2020
Good death: An exploratory study on perceptions and attitudes of patients, relatives, and healthcare providers, in northern Tanzania.
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- Advanced cancer patients' experience and perception of advance care planning at a university teaching hospital in Northern Tanzania.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- Changes in perceived distress among patients receiving inpatient palliative care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- The 'good death' in Mainland China - A Scoping Review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2022Article
- Beyond Correct Postures and Flexible Bodies: Exploring the Relevance of Yoga in End-of-Life care.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Report of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: bringing death back into life.Lancet (London, England) · 2022Review
- Inpatient Hospice Palliative Care Unit and Palliative Consultation Service Enhance Comprehensive Quality of Life Outcomes in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
importanceIn the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, there are no advance care planning (ACP) protocols being used to document patient preferences for end-of-life (EoL) care. There is a general avoidance of the topic and contemplating ACP in healthcare-limited regions can be an ethically complex subject. Nonetheless, evidence from similar settings indicate that an appropriate quality of life is valued, even as one is dying. What differs amongst cultures is the definition of a 'good death'.
objectiveEvaluate perceptions of quality of death and advance EoL preparation in Moshi, Tanzania.
design13 focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted in Swahili using a semi-structured guide. These discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, translated, and coded using an inductive approach.
settingKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), referral hospital for northern Tanzania.
participantsA total of 122 participants, including patients with life-threatening illnesses (34), their relatives/friends (29), healthcare professionals (29; HCPs; doctors and nurses), and allied HCPs (30; community health workers, religious leaders, and social workers) from KCMC, or nearby within Moshi, participated in this study.
findingsIn characterizing Good Death, 7 first-order themes emerged, and, of these themes, Religious & Spiritual Wellness, Family & Interpersonal Wellness, Grief Coping & Emotional Wellness, and Optimal Timing comprised the second-order theme, EoL Preparation and Life Completion. The other first-order themes for Good Death were Minimal Suffering & Burden, Quality of Care by Formal Caregivers, and Quality of Care by Informal Caregivers.
interpretationThe results of this study provide a robust thematic description of Good Death in northern Tanzania and they lay the groundwork for future clinical and research endeavors to improve the quality of EoL care at KCMC.
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