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The experiences and care preferences of people with diabetes at the end of life: a qualitative study
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posted on 2012-06-01, 00:00 authored by S Savage, N Duggan, Patricia Dunning, Peter MartinPeter MartinThe aims of the study were to explore the past and current diabetes management experiences of people with diabetes at the end of life and identify their preferences for how they want their diabetes managed at the end of life. Fourteen semistructured interviews were conducted with people with diabetes receiving palliative care in a regional city in Victoria, Australia. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using framework analysis. Five key themes were identified from the data: living with diabetes, sometimes they "bugger it up," it is a complicated subject, when I am very ill, and plans for the very end. The findings suggest that health professionals should continue monitoring blood glucose levels when a person has a life-limiting illness, listen to the views of the person with diabetes about his/her diabetes management, and identify and acknowledge the patient's diabetes management preferences when he/she is very ill.
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Journal of hospice and palliative nursingVolume
14Issue
4Pagination
293 - 302Publisher
Lippincott Williams & WilkinsLocation
Philadelphia, Pa.Publisher DOI
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1522-2179eISSN
1539-0705Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2012, The Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationUsage metrics
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