Discussing death: Making end of life implicit or explicit in paediatric palliative care consultations

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

卷:102

Article

Ekberg, Stuart^1,2,3  Danby, Susan^3,4  Rendle-Short, Johanna⁵  Herbert, Anthony^2,3,6,7  Bradford, Natalie K.^2,3,7  Yates, Patsy^2,3,7 

[1] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Psychol & Counselling, Victoria Pk Rd Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Qld 4059, Australia

[2] Queensland Univ Technol, Inst Hlth & Biomed Innovat, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[3] Ctr Childrens Hlth Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[4] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Early Childhood & Inclus Educ, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[5] Australian Natl Univ, Coll Arts & Social Sci, Canberra, ACT, Australia

[6] Childrens Hlth Queensland Hosp & Hlth Serv, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[7] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Nursing, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

关键词: Dying;    Death;    Communication;    Professional-patient relations;    Conversation analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.pec.2018.08.014

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To consider whether and how family members and clinicians discuss end of life during paediatric palliative care consultations. Methods: Nine naturally occurring paediatric palliative care consultations were video recorded and analysed using conversation analytic methods. Analysis: Focusing on three consultations in which end of life was treated as a certain outcome, analysis explored ways in which end of life was made either implicit or explicit within these consultations. Our analysis suggests that end of life was made explicit when: 1) ancillary to the current focus of discussion, 2) in relation to someone else's child, or 3) specifically relevant to the local context of the discussion. More commonly, in all other instances in the data, end of life was made implicit during discussions relating to this matter. Conclusion: This preliminary research indicates that the local context of a conversation can influence how end of life is mentioned and discussed. Practice implications: Clinicians often are encouraged to promote honest and 'open' discussions about end of life. Our findings show that it is not necessary to explicitly mention end of life in order to discuss it. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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