Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
ICBAS - Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal.
Death Stud. 2024;48(1):1-8. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2023.2175392. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
This qualitative exploratory study aimed to describe the experiences and practices of care facility directors regarding residents dying in Portuguese residential care facilities (RCFs) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was obtained from 17 care director facilities who participated in focus groups. The data analysis followed the interpretative phenomenological approach. Participants stated that practices surrounding the death of the residents in Portuguese RCFs changed significantly from before to during the pandemic, regarding both those who died from COVID-19 infection and from other conditions. Four themes emerged that illustrated the situation during the peaks of the pandemic. During the pandemic, practices and experiences quite different from the usual ones have emerged. These results support the importance of a good death, and dying with dignity in RCFs, and the need for policies, practices, and training on the death of residents in RCFs in Portugal.
本定性探索性研究旨在描述在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间，葡萄牙养老院院长在养老院居民死亡方面的经验和做法。数据来自 17 位参与焦点小组的养老院院长。数据分析遵循解释现象学方法。参与者表示，在葡萄牙养老院中，无论是 COVID-19 感染者还是其他疾病患者，居民死亡的护理实践从大流行前到期间都发生了重大变化。出现了四个主题，说明了大流行高峰期的情况。在大流行期间，出现了与往常截然不同的做法和经验。这些结果支持了在养老院实现善终和有尊严地死亡的重要性，以及在葡萄牙制定有关养老院居民死亡的政策、实践和培训的必要性。
