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Nobody Should Die Alone. Loneliness and a Dignified Death During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID13629561
AutoresC Hernández Fernández (0000-0003-1792-7278, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, autor de correspondencia), Carmen Meneses-Falcón (0000-0002-5368-4253, Universidad Pontificia Comillas)
Año2021
Volumen88
Número2
Páginas550-569
Fecha de publicación2021-09-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228211048316
PMID34590885
OpenAlexW3201954675
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas25

During the direst months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people died alone. This study analyzes these deaths, which occurred without the presence of loved ones, and seeks to a) examine the significance for relatives, as well as professionals, of dying alone, b) determine if these solitary deaths can be considered dignified, or good deaths, and c) evaluate if the treatment of the cadavers and the funeral rites transpired with the desired dignity and sensitivity. The study was carried out in the autonomous community of Madrid using a qualitative, phenomenological, and interpretative approach through in-depth interviews of 49 informants, professionals and relatives. Interviews were conducted between July and November of 2020, followed by an interpretive, categorical, qualitative analysis. Among the key findings are that during the most critical months, deaths lacked the desired dignity, even though the involved professionals did their best to accompany and dignify the deaths

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Dignity · Disease · Family medicine · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Loneliness · nobody · Pandemic · Pathology · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Obras citantes distintas8
Citas por año2
Intervalo de citas2022 - 2025 (4)
Velocidad de citaciónrecent
Altamente citadoNo
Tipos de citaNeutras: 8
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