Decision making in the end-of-life care ofpatients who are terminally ill with cancer–a qualitative descriptive study with aphenomenological approach from theexperience of healthcare workers

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2021-05-28

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Luna-Meza, Angela
Godoy-Casasbuenas, Natalia
Calvache, José Andrés
Díaz-Amado, Eduardo
Gempeler Rueda, Fritz E.
Morales, Olga
Leal, Fabian
Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos
de Vries, Esther

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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Anestesiología
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística

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1472-684X

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In Colombia, recent legislation regarding end-of-life decisions includes palliative sedation, advance directives and euthanasia. We analysed which aspects influence health professionals´ decisions regarding end-of-life medical decisions and care for cancer patients.

Abstract

In Colombia, recent legislation regarding end-of-life decisions includes palliative sedation, advance directives and euthanasia. We analysed which aspects influence health professionals´ decisions regarding end-of-life medical decisions and care for cancer patients.

Keywords

Neoplasias
Cuidado terminal
Cuidados paliativos
Muerte
Colombia

Keywords

Neoplasms
Terminal care
Palliative care
Death
Colombia

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https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-021-00768-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00768-5

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http://hdl.handle.net/10554/59010

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BMC Palliative Care; (2021)
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