Promoting peaceful death in the intensive care unit in Thailand

Kongsuwan, Waraporn; Locsin, Rozzano C.

doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00674.x

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“…‘Preparing a peaceful state of mind’ is a concept that is of most concern among Buddhists (Barham, 2003; Visalo, 2004; Nilmanat and Street, 2007; Kongsuwan and Touhy, 2009). The Thai Buddhist family members in this study perceived that a peaceful mind was a critically important antecedent of a peaceful death.…”

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“…These nurses understood that family members were significant to the dying persons, and welcomed their participation in the end‐of‐life care of their loved ones. Kongsuwan and Touhy (2009) analysed a concept of promoting a peaceful death for Buddhists from literature. They suggested nursing practice guidelines for promoting peaceful deaths.…”

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Thai Buddhist families' perspective of a peaceful death in ICUs

Kongsuwan

Chaipetch

Matchim

2012

Nursing in Critical Care

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Thai Buddhist families' perspective of a peaceful death in ICUs

Kongsuwan

Chaipetch

Matchim

2012

Nursing in Critical Care

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“…An example of how Thai nurses supported Buddhist religious beliefs was found in a study conducted in a Thai intensive care unit. When Buddhists perform good acts and thoughts, their minds are at peace and they feel they will go to a good place (Kongsuwan & Locsin, 2009). Research in a Thai intensive care unit showed that nurses supported this religious belief by repeating patients’ good merits into their ears even when the patients were unconscious.…”

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Palliative Care Nursing Interventions in Thailand

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Purpose This study aimed to describe the nursing interventions that nurses in Thailand identify as most important in promoting dignified dying. Design This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design. Method A total of 247 Thai nurses completed a paper-and-pencil survey written in Thai. The survey included both demographic questions and palliative care interventions, listed with summative rating scales, from the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) catalogue Palliative Care for Dignified Dying. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings The five most important nursing interventions to promote dignified dying, ranked by average importance rating, were (a) maintain dignity and privacy, (b) establish trust, (c) manage pain, (d) establish rapport, and (e) manage dyspnea. Conclusions This research identified the palliative care nursing interventions considered most important by nurses in Thailand to promote dignified dying. Implications for Practice The ICNP catalogue Palliative Care for Dignified Dying can be used for planning and managing palliative nursing care in Thailand.

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“…In addition critically ill patients who are considered incurable or in a terminal stage are often transferred to general ward units because of the demand for beds for critically ill patients who are considered likely to get well. Similarly, some terminally ill patients are 'taken' by their families to die at home (Kongsuwan, 2009). Thus palliative care based on the health service network is one of important health care provision provided by generalists in primary care settings.…”

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Knowledge and Attitudes toward Palliative Terminal Cancer Care among Thai Generalists

Budkaew¹,

Chumworathayi²

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Our objective was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of Thai generalists (general physicians) toward palliative terminal cancer care (PC) in a primary care setting. Materials and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional descriptive survey using a self-administered questionnaire. The total number of completed and returned questionnaires was 63, giving a 56% response rate. Data analysis was based on these (Cronbach's alpha=0.82) and percentages and mean values were assessed using the Fisher's exact test to determine the correlation of variables. Results: Overall, attitude and knowledge levels were slightly satisfactory. Results indicated that general physicians had moderate scores in both attitudes (84.1%) and knowledge (55.7%) regarding palliative terminal cancer care. However, they had insufficient knowledge regarding truth telling, pain control and management with morphine, emergency management in terminal cancer care and treatment of fluid intake in terminal stages. Attitude and knowledge scores were statistically correlated (p=0.036). Knowledge scores were further positively associated with being taught palliative care in their medical curriculum (p=0.042). Conclusions: Formal education in palliative care and development of palliative care services are very much needed in Thailand to provide holistic care to terminally ill patients.

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Promoting peaceful death in the intensive care unit in Thailand

Cited by 27 publications

References 9 publications

Thai Buddhist families' perspective of a peaceful death in ICUs

Thai Buddhist families' perspective of a peaceful death in ICUs

Palliative Care Nursing Interventions in Thailand

Knowledge and Attitudes toward Palliative Terminal Cancer Care among Thai Generalists

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