The double awareness of the wish to hasten death and the will to live: A secondary analysis of outlier patients from a mixed-methods study
As they can co-exist in different possible combinations, a high wish to hasten death does not necessarily imply a low will to live and vice versa. Patients receiving palliative care can hold such seemingly opposing positions in mind as a form of coping when confronted with an existential threat of serious illness. Therefore, health professionals are encouraged to proactively engage patients in conversation about both phenomena.
Authors
- Thomas Dojan
- Raymond Voltz
- Martin Hellmich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-928X)
- Kathleen Boström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3159-6535)
- Kerstin Kremeike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4316-2379)
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241269689
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung