Objective: The “good death” is a dynamic concept and has evolved over time to become a
“revivalist” good death: a planned, peaceful, and dignified death, at home, surrounded by …

Bei wichtigen gesellschaftlichen Entscheidungen im Todesbereich sind heute
Sozialwissenschaftler kaurn gefragt, sondern hauptsachlich AngehOrige der medizinischen …

Abstract 'Suffering'is a central discursive trope for the right-to-die movement. In this article,
we ask how proponents of physician-assisted dying (PAD) articulate suffering with the role of …

This study posits a model of funeral satisfaction in which religiosity predicts general funeral
attitudes, which predict levels and types of funeral participation, mediating the relationship …

Dass ein Sterbender sich darüber bewusst ist, dass er stirbt, gilt sowohl in der
soziologischen Diskussion als auch in der palliativmedizinischen Praxis als entscheidendes …

Background Health care providers' perception of pediatric palliative care might negatively
influence timely implementation. The aim of the study was to examine understanding of and …

1Centre for Disability Research and Policy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia,
2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK …

Critical considerations of space and place at the end of life have been limited in the social
science literature. To address this gap, we draw on empirical data from two interrelated but …

Background: Choice to live and die at home is supported by palliative care policy; however,
health resources and access disparity impact on this choice in rural Australia. Rural end-of …

The succession literature frames a leader's reluctance to let go as the single largest
deterrent to succession planning, and early literature pointed to the stronghold that mortality …