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- Title
An Ethic of Heroism Shapes Next of Kin's Perceptions of Veterans' End-of-Life Care in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.
- Authors
Williams, Beverly Rosa; Bailey, Amos; Goode, Patricia S.; Burgio, Kathryn L.; Bailey, F Amos
- Abstract
Currently 28,000 Veterans die each year within Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. As Veterans age, the Department of Veterans Affairs faces a variety of issues, including the need for comprehensive end-of-life care. Appreciation of next of kin's assumptions regarding Veterans' care can inform the culture of end-of-life services in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, contributing to the development of supportive practices aligned with next of kin's perspectives. This study explores next of kin's accounts of Veterans' hospital care during the last days of life to identify salient issues shaping perceptions of Veterans' care.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HOSPITAL care of veterans; PSYCHOLOGY of veterans; UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; COURAGE; TERMINAL care; TERMINAL care &; psychology; FAMILIES &; psychology; SENSORY perception; QUALITATIVE research; STANDARDS
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2016, Vol 181, Issue 11, pe1575
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00521