Patients Feeling Severely Affected by Multiple Sclerosis
Addressing Death and Dying
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Eleven months after being interviewed in a study on unmet needs of severely affected multiple sclerosis patients, one participant died by assisted suicide. We reanalyzed the data to find out if our 15 study patients might have brought up the topic of death and dying during episodic interviews that had not primarily addressed this issue. Secondary analysis with regard to the thematic field of death and dying revealed that patients unsolicited brought up this issue within the following categories: “Passing over death and dying,” “Death is not relevant to me,” “We want to keep up the life challenge,” “Death as an option,” and “Wish to have the opportunity to address end of life issues.” We conclude that the topic of death and dying is of importance to these patients, as they spontaneously mentioned it in multiple varieties. Health professionals should individually acknowledge patients' needs to address death and dying
Cause of death · Disease · Family medicine · Feeling · Health care · Health professionals · Multiple sclerosis · Pathology · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Thematic analysis · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
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