dc.contributor.author |
Morgan, Tessa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gott, Merryn |
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dc.contributor.author |
Williams, Lisa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Naden, Joe |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wang, Yingmin |
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dc.contributor.author |
Smith, Brianna |
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dc.contributor.author |
Fanueli, Elizabeth |
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dc.contributor.author |
Budi Setyawati, Martyarini |
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dc.contributor.author |
Morgan, Kathryn |
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dc.contributor.author |
Robinson, Jackie |
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dc.contributor.author |
Anderson, Natalie |
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dc.contributor.author |
Carey, Melissa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Moeke-Maxwell, Tess |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
United States |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2023-09-11T20:40:03Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-09-11T20:40:03Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
(2023). Palliative Care and Social Practice, 17, 26323524231189525-. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2632-3524 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65728 |
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dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND: There have been international concerns raised that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an absence of good palliative care resulting in poor end-of-life care experiences. To date, there have been few studies considering the pandemic's impact on people dying from non-COVID-19 causes and their families and friends. In particular, there has been very less empirical research in relation to end-of-life care for Indigenous, migrant and minoritised ethnic communities. OBJECTIVES: To explore bereaved next-of-kin's views and experiences of end-of-life care under COVID-19 pandemic regulations. DESIGN: This qualitative study involved in-depth one-off interviews with 30 ethnically diverse next-of-kin who had a family member die in the first year of the pandemic in Aotearoa, New Zealand. METHODS: Interviews were conducted by ethnically matched interviewers/interviewees. A reflexive thematic analysis was used to explore and conceptualise their accounts. RESULTS: A key finding was that dying alone and contracting COVID-19 were seen as equally significant risks by bereaved families. Through this analysis, we identified five key themes: (1) compromised connection; (2) uncertain communication; (3) cultural safety; (4) supported grieving and (5) silver linings. CONCLUSION: This article emphasises the importance of enabling safe and supported access for family/whānau to be with their family/whānau member at end-of-life. We identify a need for wider provision of bereavement support. We recommend that policy makers increase resourcing of palliative care services to ensure that patients and their families receive high-quality end-of-life care, both during and post this pandemic. Policy makers could also promote a culturally-diverse end-of-life care work force and the embedding of culturally-safety practices across a range of institutions where people die. |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
SAGE Publications |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Palliat Care Soc Pract |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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dc.subject |
COVID-19 |
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dc.subject |
bereavement |
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dc.subject |
cultural safety |
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dc.subject |
family caregiving |
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dc.subject |
grief |
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dc.subject |
holistic health care |
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dc.subject |
palliative |
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dc.subject |
4203 Health Services and Systems |
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dc.subject |
42 Health Sciences |
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dc.subject |
Clinical Research |
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dc.subject |
7.1 Individual care needs |
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dc.subject |
7.2 End of life care |
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dc.subject |
7 Management of diseases and conditions |
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dc.subject |
Generic health relevance |
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dc.title |
A bad time to die? Exploring bereaved families//whānau experiences of end-of-life care under COVID-19 restrictions: a qualitative interview study |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1177/26323524231189525 |
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pubs.begin-page |
26323524231189525 |
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pubs.volume |
17 |
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dc.date.updated |
2023-08-21T22:37:25Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Authors |
en |
pubs.author-url |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37584059 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published online |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
en |
pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
976925 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Nursing |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2632-3524 |
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dc.identifier.pii |
10.1177_26323524231189525 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2023-08-22 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2023-08-13 |
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