What is your idea of a good death?
Coinciding with a theme issue that
asked the question, "What is a good death?" we conducted an online
survey.
The final results, with 1511 people responding:
What is a good death?
| Important characteristics of a good death | Non-health
care professional (440) |
Health
care professional (1093) |
All respondents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice over where I die | 121 (27%) | 345 (31%) | 466 (30%) |
| Choice over when I die (with the possibility of bring my death forward) | 197 (44%) | 340 (31%) | 537 (35%) |
| Choice over with whom I die | 113 (25%) | 243 (22%) | 356 (23%) |
| Freedom from unpleasant symptoms - such as pain or shortness of breath | 333 (75%) | 834 (76%) | 1167 (76%) |
| Freedom from heroic medical interventions | 115 (26%) | 369 (33%) | 484 (31%) |
| With specialist palliative care services available | 69 (15%) | 182 (16%) | 251 (16%) |
| With my spiritual needs addressed | 92 (20%) | 287 (26%) | 379 (24%) |
| With psychological support available | 54 (12%) | 122 (11%) | 176 (11%) |
| With my financial matters resolved | 104 (23%) | 291 (26%) | 395 (25%) |
| With bereavement care available for my family | 122 (27%) | 266 (24%) | 388 (25%) |
| Where would you prefer to die? | Non-health
care professional (440) |
Health
care professional (1093) |
All respondents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 298 (67%) | 829 (75%) | 1127 (74%) |
| Hospice | 29 (6%) | 54 (4%) | 83 (5%) |
| Hospital | 11 (2%) | 24 (2%) | 35 (2%) |
| I have no preference | 102 (23%) | 186 (17%) | 288 (19%) |
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