Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Omega (Westport). 2022 Jun;85(2):303-316. doi: 10.1177/0030222820945082. Epub 2020 Jul 23.
This study was conducted to examine the importance of the concept of a good death and the contributing factors from the perspectives of family caregivers of advanced cancer patients. This descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with 182 family caregivers, were collected using a questionnaire form and the "Good Death Scale". The number and percentage distribution, multiple linear regression were used evaluation of data. The total score of the Good Death Scale was 62.65 ± 4.60. The factors contributing to the importance of the concept of a good death were determined as the presence of chronic disease; the type of treatment given to the patient; the presence of another family member who was previously diagnosed with cancer; the presence of a family member who has died of cancer and previously caregiving to a terminally ill family member. This study revealed that the concept of a good death is seen as very important.
本研究旨在探讨晚期癌症患者家属眼中“善终”概念的重要性及其影响因素。本描述性和横断面研究共纳入 182 名家庭照顾者，采用问卷形式和“善终量表”收集数据。采用频数和百分比分布、多元线性回归进行数据分析。善终量表总分为 62.65±4.60。对“善终”概念重要性有影响的因素包括：患有慢性病；给予患者的治疗类型；家中是否有其他曾被诊断为癌症的成员；家中是否有癌症去世的成员；以及之前是否照顾过绝症患者。本研究表明，“善终”概念被视为非常重要。
