Anaesthetists’ attitudes towards attending the funerals of their patients : a cross-sectional study among Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 11; p. e0239996
• Main Author: Kim, Kwangtaek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.11.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesiologists; Anesthetists - psychology; Anesthetists - statistics & numerical data; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Death; Attitudes; Biology and Life Sciences; Burial; Consent; Constraints; Cross-Sectional Studies; Directors; Earth Sciences; End of life; Family - psychology; Female; Funeral Rites - psychology; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Funerals; Grief; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Medical personnel-patient relations; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; New Zealand; Participation; Patients; Pediatrics; People and Places; Physician and patient; Prospective Studies; Psychological aspects; Research and Analysis Methods; Social Sciences; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Terminal Care - psychology; Time Factors; New Zealand; Australia; Victoria Australia; New South Wales Australia
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239996

Investigates the frequency of anaesthetists’ attendance at a patient’s funeral and their perceptions about the benefits and barriers of doing so. Explores the rate of bonds being formed between anaesthetists, patients and families. Examines if a patient’s unexpected death influences anaesthetists’ attendance at the funeral. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.