Family member involvement in hastened death.

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Helene Starks,Anthony L Back,Robert A Pearlman,Barbara A Koenig,Clarissa Hsu,Judith R Gordon,Ashok J Bharucha,

When patients pursue a hastened death, how is the labor of family care-giving affected? The authors examined this question in a qualitative study of 35 families. Four cases reveal the main themes: "taking care" included mutual protection between patients and family members; "midwifing the death" without professional support left families unprepared for adverse events; "tying up loose ends" included dealing with family members' fear of legal consequences; and "moving ahead" involved a greater risk of complicated grief when families encountered complications during the dying process. These results highlight the positive and negative consequences of family members' participation in a hastened death.

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H Starks,AL Back,RA Pearlman,BA Koenig,C Hsu,JR Gordon,AJ Bharucha,

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Family member involvement in hastened death. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, U.S. Gov't,

Journal: Death studies

VOLUME: 31

Page Numbers: 105-30

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ISSN: 0748-1187

DAY: 3

MONTH: Feb

YEAR: 2007

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: United States

MESH TERMS: psychology

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AFFILIATION: Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington, Box 357120, Seattle, WA 98195-7240, USA. tigiba@u.washington.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States AHRQ

GRANT: T32 HS-013853

ACRONYM: HS

MEDLINETA: Death Stud

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