The Quality of Death Perceived by Caregivers of Patients in Palliative Care
Abstract
Objective: To determine the quality of dying and death in an advanced oncology population, and to analyze the association with the suffering and the quality of attention at the end of life.
Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design was used. For the evaluation of the quality of dying and death, the Spanish version of the Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire was used. Suffering was assessed with the Mini-Suffering State Examination and the quality of end-of-life care was evaluated with the Palliative care Outcome Scale.
Results: 74 relatives of deceased patients were included in this study. The mean total score of the Spanish version of the Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire was 64.58 (± 20.98). A negative correlation between the quality of dying and death and the suffering was found (r = -0.63), and a positive correlation between the quality of dying and death and the quality of the attention at the end of life was found (r = 0.62).
Conclusion: Quality of dying and death in advanced cancer population is positively related to the quality of of the attention at the end of life and negatively related to suffering. Palliative care can contribute to achieving a satisfactory quality of dying and death of advanced cancer patients.
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