Hospice Palliative Care Volunteers’ Experiences With Unusual End-of-Life Phenomena
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Claxton-Oldfield (0000-0001-6979-0694, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada), Stephen Claxton‐Oldfield (Mount Allison University, corresponding author), A Jane Dunnett (0000-0003-1979-3146, Mount Allison University), Alexie Dunnett (Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-14 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0030222816666541 |
| OpenAlex | W2530424925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 13 |
Forty-five Canadian hospice palliative care volunteers responded to a survey examining whether they had witnessed or been told about any unusual end-of-life phenomena (EOLP) in their work with dying patients and their families in the past year. The most commonly witnessed EOLP were patients talking to or reaching out their hands toward deceased relatives or friends (34%), occurrences of terminal lucidity (33%), and patients seemingly getting ready for a trip or journey (28%). At least a third of the volunteers indicated that a patient or a patient’s family member had told them about visions or dreams of deceased relatives or friends (47% and 44%, respectively), seeing beautiful places or colors or hearing wonderful music (38%), terminal lucidity (38%), and deathbed coincidences (33%). The majority of volunteers were accepting of spiritual explanations for EOLP and rejecting of scientific or medical ones. Ninety-six percent of the volunteers felt that information about EOLP should be included as part of their volunteer training
Family medicine · Family member · Palliative care · Sociology · Terminal care · Vision · Medicine · Nursing · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
The Spectrum of End-of-Life Experiences
“The Intangible Became Tangible”
Grief and spirituality
The Impact of Unusual End-of-Life Phenomena on Hospice Palliative Care Volunteers and Their Perceived Needs for Training to Respond to Them
Prevalence and Phenomenological Characteristics of Deathbed Visions in Iranian Adults and Narrators
Nursing Home Staff Members’ Experiences With and Beliefs About Unusual End-of-Life Phenomena
Death Doulas’ Experiences With and Perspectives on Unusual End-Of-Life Phenomena
Undergraduate Students’ Beliefs About Different Unusual End-of-Life Phenomena
La lucidité terminale
Study of End-of-Life Paranormal Phenomena Recognized by Palliative Care Health Professionals in Portugal
Impacts on Caregivers of Witnessing Terminal Lucidity in Children
Veterinary Technicians’ Experiences With Unusual End-of-Life Phenomena in Animals
Deathbed Visions
Undergraduate Students’ Awareness of and Beliefs About Unusual End-of-Life Phenomena
A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Training Module Designed to Improve Hospice Palliative Care Volunteers’ Ability to Deal With Unusual End-of-Life Phenomena
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |