Patients Receiving Palliative Care and Their Experiences of Encounters With Healthcare Professionals

Elina Haavisto; Eriksson Sofia; Cleland Silva Tricia; Koivisto Jaana-Maija; Kausamo Katariina; Anu Soikkeli-Jalonen

doi:10.1177/00302228221077486

Patients Receiving Palliative Care and Their Experiences of Encounters With Healthcare Professionals

Elina Haavisto
, Eriksson Sofia
, Cleland Silva Tricia
, Koivisto Jaana-Maija
, Kausamo Katariina
, Anu Soikkeli-Jalonen^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The study aimed to explore experiences of encounters with health care professionals among patients receiving palliative cancer care in specialist palliative care inpatient units. A qualitative explorative study design was conducted in a specialist palliative care inpatient setting. Data collection was implemented using semi-structured individual interviews (20 palliative care cancer patients) and analysed with inductive content analysis. Palliative care patients experienced both meaningful and disrespectful encounters with healthcare professionals. The meaningful encounters encompassed authentic and supportive experiences, while the disrespectful encounters included indifferent and inadequate experiences. Caring for a patient receiving palliative care requires care beyond tending to a patient’s physical needs. Patients should be encountered holistically and as equal human beings without highlighting their roles as patients. The healthcare professionals and the organisations should also acknowledge the importance of time and effort spent for encounters and conversations with the patients instead of concentrating resources mainly on physical care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	497-513
Journal	Omega: Journal of Death and Dying
Volume	89
Issue number	2
Early online date	2 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228221077486
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Finnish Government research funding (Satakunta Hospital District)

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

cancer
encounter
end-of-life
hospital care
palliative care
patient

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Health(social science)
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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