Dignity reflections based on experiences of end‐of‐life care during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative inquiry among bereaved relatives in the Netherlands (the CO‐LIVE study)

Abstract Background The COVID‐19 pandemic affects care practices for critically ill patients, with or without a COVID‐19 infection, and may have affected the experience of dying for patients and their relatives in the physical, psychological, social and spiritual domains. Aim To give insight into aspects of end‐of‐life care practices that might have jeopardised or supported the dignity of the patients and their family members during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in the Netherlands. Methodology A qualitative study involving 25 in‐depth interviews with purposively sampled bereaved rela... Mehr ...