ArticlePalliative medicine2022
Is trained communication about desire to die harmful for patients receiving palliative care? A cohort study.
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Abstract
backgroundPalliative patients frequently express a desire to die. Health professionals report uncertainty regarding potential risks of addressing it.
aimWe aim to evaluate effects of desire to die-conversations on palliative patients.
designWithin a prospective mixed-methods cohort study, we trained health professionals in dealing with desire to die. Afterwards, they held conversations about it with patients. Effects on depressiveness, hopelessness, wish to hasten death, death anxiety, patient-health professional-relationship, and will to live were evaluated at baseline (t0), 1 (t1), and 6 weeks afterwards (t2). Results were analyzed descriptively. SETTING/
participantsFrom April 2018 to March 2020, 43 health professionals asked 173 patients from all stationary and ambulatory palliative care settings (within 80 km radius) for participation. Complete assessments were obtained from
resultsAt t1, patients scored significantly lower on depressiveness (med = 8, M = 8.1, SD = 5.4) than at t0 (med = 9.5, M = 10.5, SD = 5.8) with
conclusionsDesire to die-conversations through trained health professionals do not harm palliative patients. Results cautiously suggest temporary improvement.
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