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Dignity at the end of life in traditional Chinese culture: Perspectives of advanced cancer patients and family members by Lihui Liu; Lili Ma; Zhiqian Chen; Haimei Geng; Lanxin Xi; Susan McClement; Qiaohong Guo is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose: This study aimed to explore the meaning of patient dignity at the end of life in traditional chinese culture from perspectives of advanced cancer patients and their family members. ## Method: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted with 15 advanced cancer patients and 10 family members in a tertiary hospital in beijing, china between march and july 2019. data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews and were analyzed using thematic analysis. ## Results: Dignity at the end of life in traditional chinese culture were classified into four categories: (1) cultural-specific dignity, including themes of stigma-free, moral traits and "face"; (2) self-related dignity, including themes of staying healthy and alive, living a normal life as a normal person, spiritual peace, personal value and privacy; (3) family-related dignity, including themes of concerns to the family, not being a burden to the family, and family support; and (4) care- and treatment-related dignity, including themes of being respected, high quality service and disclosure of information and consent-based decision making. ## Conclusions: Patient dignity at the end of life in traditiona
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- Author
- Lihui Liu; Lili Ma; Zhiqian Chen; Haimei Geng; Lanxin Xi; Susan McClement; Qiaohong Guo
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)