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)

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 relatives... Mehr ...