The purpose of this study was to discover how palliative cancer patients experience living
while they are dying. A naturalistic approach, interpretive description, was used to identify …

Purpose Although previous research has indicated some recurrent themes and similarities
between what patients from different cultures regard as a good death, the concept is …

Background Cancer patients who have reached the terminal stage despite attempts at
treatment are likely to experience various problems, particularly as they encounter …

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

ObjectiveThis paper is concerned with the phenomenology of death awareness within the
context of being diagnosed with terminal cancer. The objective of the research presented …

Health care is about curing and healing; art and science, mind and heart, skills and
knowledge, technology and compassion, living and dying. What is it like to know that one …

Background: Surviving family caregivers describe the end-of-life experience as “very
distressing” and half of those surveyed indicate inadequate emotional support; however …

Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To explore the lived experience and the associated meaning of
approaching death among older adults with advanced cancer. Research Approach: A …

The study examined and described the perspectives of people living with advanced cancer
and the changes over time in their needs and experiences. This paper reports the accounts …

In this study, six individuals who were diagnosed with advanced cancer and who received
home hospice care described how they found and made meaning in times of struggle with …