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Olokor, Christiana O. – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze the attitudes of terminally ill patients toward death and dying. Four hospitals in Nigeria were randomly selected: University College Hospital, Ibadan; University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City; the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos; and Igbinedion Specialist Hospital, Okada, Benin City.…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Terminal Illness, Interviews, Patients
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Timmermans, Stefan – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1993
Analyzed how nurses deal with terminal and dying patients in two inpatient wards in Belgian general hospital. Observed that nurses often felt dissatisfied with their terminal caregiving. Suggests terminal care include specific physical, social, religious, and psychological services, given to terminal patient and family, to obtain as high a level…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Hospitals, Nurses
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Werner, Perla; Carmel, Sara; Ziedenberg, Hanna – Health and Social Work, 2004
Data were collected from 213 nurses and 61 social workers at major hospitals across Israel. Whereas nurses reported being more involved in the daily care of terminally ill patients, social workers reported being more involved in discussions with patients and family members. Nurses were more willing than social workers to use artificial feeding and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ventilation, Patients, Terminal Illness