The sound of death rattle I: Are relatives distressed by hearing this sound?

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-175

  Wee, Bee L ^a,d   Coleman, P G ^b   Hillier, R ^c   Holgate, S H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c St Joseph's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereaved relatives; Death rattle; Ethical dilemma; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; BREATHING PATTERN; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DYING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIVE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33745041502     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216306pm1137oa     Document Type: Article

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