Conversations That Matter: Patient Perspectives on Conversations at End-of-Life
| dc.contributor.advisor | Delbaere, Marjorie | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Chartier, Brian | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Phillips, Barbara | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Venne, Rosemary | |
| dc.creator | Caulfield, Jane 1982- | |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0000-0002-2731-884X | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-27T20:07:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-27T20:07:03Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2018-10 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-09-27 | |
| dc.date.submitted | October 2018 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-09-27T20:07:03Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The introduction of new legislation in 2016 that allows for medical assistance in dying (MAID) has created a need for patient-centred research that seeks to understand patient needs at end-of-life. More specifically, how do patients want conversations about end-of-life care or options at end-of-life to go? This research employed the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis methodology to gain a deep understanding of the lived experience and gain insight that will help medical professionals and policymakers develop procedures that maintain a patient focus. Through five in-depth semi-structured interviews, it became apparent that patients prefer conversations with physicians that are truthful, maintain a sense of familiarity, are rooted in humanity, and that provide comfort. When it comes to talking about MAID, patients prefer conversations that are “straight up” and take place at a time prior to any suffering or loss of dignity. Perhaps most importantly, this research was able to highlight that while non-terminally ill people may fear death, dying people only fear what they could consider to be a “bad death.” This study provides insight into patient need so that future training or learning resources are developed in a way to address and highlight what patients want. This study also demonstrates how marketing and consumer researchers can play an important role in healthcare and health policy research. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10388/11208 | |
| dc.subject | End-of-life care | |
| dc.subject | palliative care | |
| dc.subject | Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis | |
| dc.subject | health communication | |
| dc.subject | health policy | |
| dc.title | Conversations That Matter: Patient Perspectives on Conversations at End-of-Life | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Edwards School of Business | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Marketing | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |