Quality of dying and death desired by residents of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan: a qualitative study

Quality of dying and death desired by residents of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Achieving a desirable death is an urgent aging-related problem in Japan. However, measures of the quality of death and dying in Japan are lacking. This study aimed to identify components of a desirable death in the residents of Kagawa prefecture, Japan, through focus group interv...

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Main Authors: Kanae Kanda, Nobuko Takashima, Yoshimi Tsuji, Katsunori Yokoyama, Tomohiro Hirao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Group interview
Local residents
Quality of death
Quality of dying
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-019-0806-8

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