What do bereaved relatives of cancer patients dying in hospital want to tell us?: Analysis of free-text comments from the International Care of the Dying Evaluation (i-CODE) survey : a mixed methods approach

We conducted an international survey of bereaved relatives of cancer patients dying in hospitals in seven countries, with the aim to assess and improve the quality of care. The survey used the i-CODE (International Care of the Dying Evaluation) questionnaire. Here, we report findings from the free-t...

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Main Authors: Gerlach, Christina (Author) , Baus, Miriam Christina (Author) , Gianicolo, Emilio A. L. (Author) , Bayer, Oliver (Author) , Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg (Author) , Weber, Martin (Author) , Mayland, Catriona R. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Supportive care in cancer
Year: 2022, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14
ISSN:1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-022-07490-9
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07490-9
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Author Notes:Christina Gerlach, Miriam Baus, Emilio Gianicolo, Oliver Bayer, Dagny Faksvåg Haugen, Martin Weber, Catriona R. Mayland, ERANet-LAC CODE Core scientific group
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Summary:We conducted an international survey of bereaved relatives of cancer patients dying in hospitals in seven countries, with the aim to assess and improve the quality of care. The survey used the i-CODE (International Care of the Dying Evaluation) questionnaire. Here, we report findings from the free-text comments submitted with the questionnaires. We explored for topic areas which would potentially be important for improving the quality of care. Further, we examined who reported free-texts and in what way, to reduce bias without ignoring the function the free-texts may have for those contributing.
Item Description:Published: 23 December 2022
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-022-07490-9