Preliminary study of the end-of-life process through data triangulation in a regional Hospital

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.428511
Keywords: Palliative Care; Research techniques; Patient care; Family; Healthcare Staff.

Abstract

Objective: To know the characteristics of the end-of-life process in a Regional Hospital, according to the actors involved, establishing convergence/divergence elements in care process, decision-making, information and knowledge.
Method: Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive, convergent of mixed methods and data triangulation study. Carried out on a sample of 63 subjects, of which 25 were health professionals, 19 family caregivers and 19 medical records of patients who died in the course of a year.
Results: Data triangulation shows discrepancies between family members and health professionals regarding care quality and the information provided. The lack of documentation in medical records of care aspects related to decision-making or terminal sedation stands out.
Conclusion: This study provides an integrated view of end-of-life care provided in a Regional Hospital, identifying priority areas of intervention in order to improve quality of life in this process, such as patient involvement in decision-making, appropriate completion of medical records and health professional training.

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Author Biographies

María del Mar Alfaya-Góngora, Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Granada

Graduated in Nursing in 1982. Graduated in Anthropology, Social and Cultural in 2006. Professor of the Nursing Department since 1980 at the University of Granada. Official career of the Ministry of Health. Experience in health and university management from 1980 to the present.

Miguel Ángel Gallardo-Vigil, Departamento Métodos de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Educación, Universidad de Granada

Miguel Ángel Gallardo Vigil has a degree and a doctorate in Educational Psychology from the
University of Granada in 1998 and 2003 respectively. Professor of the Department of Research
Methods and Diagnosis in Education since 1999 at the Faculty of Education and Humanities of
Melilla. His research focuses on various topics related to the educational field: university
education, use of ICT, cultural diversity ... He is a member of the Research Group "Curricular
innovation in multicultural contexts" (HUM.358). He is the author of several studies for the Ministry
of Education on early school leaving in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla as well as on school
coexistence.

Silvia Navarro-Prado, Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Granada

Professor of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Melilla at the University of Granada. Nurse Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Midwife) Master's Degree in Health Care for the Promotion of the Autonomy of the people and Assistance in the End Processes Life Doctor in Nursing

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Published
01-04-2021
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Alfaya-Góngora, M. del M. et al. 2021. Preliminary study of the end-of-life process through data triangulation in a regional Hospital. Global Nursing. 20, 2 (Apr. 2021), 426–452. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.428511.
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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2021): #62 Abril
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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