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The true feelings of dying patients in China:a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies / 中华护理杂志
Chinese Journal of Nursing ; (12): 665-671, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-620709
ABSTRACT
Objective To conduct a systematic review on the need and experience of patients in end of life and provide evidence-based guidance for delivery of end-of-life care in hospital and community settings. Methods Two Chinese (CBM and CNKI) and four English relevant databases (PsycINFO,MEDLINE,EMbase and CINAHL) were in-cluded to retrieve literatures on Chinese dying patients' needs and experience between inception and August 2016. The JBI Critical Appraisal Tool for qualitative studies in Australia was used to evaluate the quality of studies. The searching results were synthesized by employing Integrating Methods. Results Seventy-five findings were extracted from 9 qualified studies. The 75 findings were sequently integrated into 5 categories and finally 2 synthesized re-sults were summarized from the 5 categories. Integration result 1under the sufferings from both physical and psy-chological aspects,dying patients require support from both family and society. Integration result 2although death is acceptable for patients,they still hope for dignity and goals of life. Conclusion Needs of patients in end-of-life should be understood and respected. Reasonable and effective measures need to be taken to meet their needs and improve their quality of life.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Qualitative research / Systematic reviews Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Nursing Year: 2017 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Qualitative research / Systematic reviews Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Nursing Year: 2017 Type: Article