Sneesby Ludmilla
Calvary Mater Newcastle Department of Palliative Care, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Contemp Nurse. 2014;46(2):251-3. doi: 10.5172/conu.2014.46.2.251. Epub 2013 Aug 4.
The definition of a 'good death' is centred on being peaceful, dignified and pain free. The preferred place of death has also been highlighted as an important concept in defining a good death (Cox, Almack, Pollack, & Seymour, 2011). Seventy percent of Australians express the desire to spend their last days at home. In reality only 16% of people die at home (Preferred Place of Death, 2008). With 10% of Australians dying in residential aged care facilities and approximately 20% in hospices, the rest die in hospitals (Parish et al., 2006). Family support and the family's care giving ability play a major role in determining whether a person is able to die at home. Other factors include the availability of medical and nursing care. This story has been written with the consent of Kelly's husband. All efforts have been made to maintain privacy and confidentiality: Pseudonyms have been used.
“善终”的定义以安宁、尊严和无痛为核心。死亡的首选地点也被视为定义善终的一个重要概念（考克斯、阿尔马克、波拉克和西摩，2011年）。70%的澳大利亚人表示希望在家中度过最后的日子。而实际上只有16%的人在家中去世（死亡首选地点，2008年）。10%的澳大利亚人在老年护理机构去世，约20%在临终关怀医院去世，其余的人在医院去世（帕里什等人，2006年）。家庭支持和家庭的照料能力在决定一个人是否能够在家中去世方面起着主要作用。其他因素包括医疗和护理服务的可及性。这个故事是在凯利丈夫的同意下撰写的。已尽一切努力维护隐私和保密性：使用了化名。
