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Title: When residents die in Portuguese care facilities: The experiences and practices of care facility directors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Nascimento, C., Dias, S. F., Rodrigues, S., Afonso, R., Sousa, L.
Source: Death Studies. 2024, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p.
Subjects: Death & psychology, Work, Attitudes toward death, Medical personnel, Qualitative research, Focus groups, Data analysis, Research funding, Health policy, Patient care, Descriptive statistics, Terminal care, Medical care for older people, Needs assessment, COVID-19 pandemic, Residential care, Psychosocial factors, Experiential learning
Geographic Terms: Portugal
Abstract: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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