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The moment of death
— is hospice making a difference? | | Author(s) | Robert Kastenbaum |
| Journal title | The Hospice Journal, vol 14, numbers 3/4, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 253-270 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, United States. |
| Keywords | Death ; Terminal care. |
| Annotation | The moment of death has been a compelling image and dominant concept through much of history. In recent years, this term has become destabilised by technological advances and changes in clinical practice. Perhaps even more significantly, the meanings previously associated with the deathbed scene and the final breath have become increasingly marginalised. Hospice programmes continue to demonstrate that enlightened and dedicated care can markedly reduce the suffering of terminally ill people and their families. The vast experience acquired by hospice programmes, however, has not yet been translated into a vision of the moment of death and the deathbed scene for our times. Several reasons are identified for the limited interest and even more limited hospice-based research into the deathbed scene and the moment of death. Courses on health could contribute much more to our understanding of the final moments of life if this should ever become a priority. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000126212 A |
| Classmark | CW: LV |
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