Socorro Moreno, Mauricio Medina-Rico, Katalina Osorio Clavijo, Nicole A. Rodríguez, Víctor M. Vicuña Jiménez, Jose A. Calvache, Esther de Vries

End of Life in Patients With Advanced Non-curable Cancer: Patient Considerations Around the Moment of Death

  • Life-span and Life-course Studies
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Health (social science)
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There is limited knowledge regarding Colombian patients with advanced cancer preferences regarding their final moments, place of death, and post-death wishes. To better understand these preferences, we conducted 23 in-depth interviews with patients between the ages of 28 and 78 receiving treatment at two academic hospitals and the National Cancer Institute. While many participants desired a peaceful death, few were comfortable discussing the topic of death directly. Some younger participants expressed an interest in euthanasia but had not received any guidance or support. While several participants preferred a home death, some expressed a desire to die in a hospital due to better symptom control. Additionally, when discussing post-death wishes, some participants expressed frustration about being unable to have these conversations with their loved ones and their preferences for funeral arrangements. Socioeconomic and geographical factors significantly impacted the wishes and preferences expressed, with many individuals hesitant to initiate difficult conversations.

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