Objective: The experience of living with dying has attracted limited research. We utilized
interpretive phenomenological analysis to explore the lived experience of individuals with …

This article describes the results of a grounded theory study among terminally ill patients
(with a life expectancy of less than three months) at home (n= 13, aged 39-83). The most …

This study describes the transition from hospital to home from the perspective of the older
adults and family members who experience it. Qualitative data were collected in …

This study explored the perceptions and reactions of individuals as they dealt with the dying
process. As part of a triangulated methodology, the grounded theory method recorded …

Although most of the people in good health questioned about the subject said they would
like to die at home, in the western world between 60 and 80% of deaths occur in hospital …

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine family caregivers' lived
experiences of transitioning a patient from home to a palliative care unit. Ten in-depth …

Objective: Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a rare, devastating neurodegenerative disease
of middle/later life, usually presenting in the sixth and seventh decades (McDermot & Shaw …

In this article, we examine emerging themes in the research and theoretical literature on
care at the end of life to develop a conceptual framework to guide further research in this …

The possibility of coming to a “good death” is a challenging issue that crosses ethical and
religious beliefs, cultural assumptions, as well as medical expertise. The provision of …

Purpose This study aimed to explore and describe existential experiences after cancer
treatment. Method An exploratory phenomenological hermeneutical design was used …