PHYSICIAN'S EXPERIENCES WITH DEATH AND DYING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

<p>This qualitative phenomenological study attempts to gain the physician's essences, meanings and understanding surrounding death and dying. Starting with themes revealed in literature, in-depth interviews were used to ask selected physicians providing care: How does death affect them? Are physicians receiving adequate training in end-of-life care? Does the medical culture still see death as failure? How do they find meaning in end-of-life care? Using three different groups of physicians: early in career, mid-career, and retired, this research attempted to examine the phenomena of death and dying over apparent time and developmental experiences of physicians. Results: Physicians have not been adequately trained to handle end-of-life care. Communications skills, specific end-of-life care training and support for physicians dealing with death and dying are needed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health Education

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Corker, Deborah Jo

Contributors dc:contributor

• Drolet, Judy

• Death
• Dying
• End-of-life care
• Hospice
• Palliative care
• Physicians

Repository record dc:identifier

https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/212

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:opensiuc.lib.siu.edu:dissertations-1212