How healthcare providers’ own death anxiety influences their communication with patients in end-of-life care: A thematic analysis
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Clare et al 2020 Healthcare ...
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Healthcare providers’ own death anxiety can influence end-of-life communication. We interviewed nine palliative care health providers about their experiences of providing end-of-life care. Participants also completed the Revised Death Anxiety Scale. A thematic analysis of the interview transcripts identified one theme labelled ‘avoidant coping’ and another labelled ‘death anxiety awareness’, which are presented in the context of the participants’ own Revised Death Anxiety Scale scores. The findings show that avoidant death anxiety coping can compromise end-of-life communication, but that greater awareness of death anxiety can help overcome avoidant coping. The findings can inform potential improvements in healthcare practice and training.Citation
Clare, E., Elander, J., & Baraniak, A. (2020). 'How healthcare providers’ own death anxiety influences their communication with patients in end-of-life care: a thematic analysis'. Death Studies, pp. 1-11.Publisher
Informa UK LimitedJournal
Death StudiesDOI
10.1080/07481187.2020.1837297Additional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07481187.2020.1837297Type
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enISSN
0748-1187EISSN
1091-7683ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/07481187.2020.1837297
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