Discussion or silent accompaniment : a grounded theory study about voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in Switzerland

Stängle, Sabrina; Fringer, André

doi:10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4

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dc.contributor.author	Stängle, Sabrina	-
dc.contributor.author	Fringer, André	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-30T14:39:57Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-05-30T14:39:57Z	-
dc.date.issued	2022-05-24	-
dc.identifier.issn	1472-684X	de_CH
dc.identifier.issn	1472-684X	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25052	-
dc.description.abstract	Background: Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking as an option to end life prematurely is gaining international attention, and health care professionals are increasingly confronted with the wish to die through voluntary stopping of eating and drinking by individuals. While to date, there are no guidelines in Switzerland to orient professional support, it is of interest how professionals and other people involved react to the situation. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how health care professionals in Switzerland accompany individuals during voluntary stopping of eating and drinking and to analyze this decision-making process. Methods: Charmaz’s grounded theory constructivist methodology uses guidelines for systematic, theory-driven data analysis underpinned by a pragmatic philosophical perspective. Data were collected in autumn 2016 as part of a regional palliative care conference on voluntary stopping of eating and drinking. All participants of the expert meeting (N=50, including nurses, counsellors, ethicists, medical doctors, politicians, volunteers, and relatives) were invited to the focus group interviews, of which N=47 participated. We conducted fve focus group interviews, each lasting one hour. Results: The results showed that the accompaniment of those willing to die during voluntary stopping of eating and drinking was either discussed and cleared with one another or was unspoken and silently accompanied. Conclusions: The demands of participants for more knowledge must be heeded, and there is also a need for systematic instructions on how to proceed in the case of voluntary stopping of eating and drinking support and what needs to be considered.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	BioMed Central	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	BMC Palliative Care	de_CH
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	de_CH
dc.subject	Counsellor	de_CH
dc.subject	Ethicists	de_CH
dc.subject	Focus group interview	de_CH
dc.subject	Grounded theory	de_CH
dc.subject	Health care professional	de_CH
dc.subject	Relative	de_CH
dc.subject	Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking	de_CH
dc.subject	Human	de_CH
dc.subject	Qualitative research	de_CH
dc.subject	Switzerland	de_CH
dc.subject	Health personnel	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	610.73: Pflege	de_CH
dc.title	Discussion or silent accompaniment : a grounded theory study about voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in Switzerland	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Gesundheit	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Pflege (IPF)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-25052	-
dc.identifier.pmid	35610598	de_CH
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.issue	1	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	85	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	21	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhaw	Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED) in Switzerland from different points of view	de_CH
zhaw.author.additional	No	de_CH
zhaw.display.portrait	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.monitoring.costperiod	2023	de_CH
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Stängle, S., & Fringer, A. (2022). Discussion or silent accompaniment : a grounded theory study about voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in Switzerland. BMC Palliative Care, 21(1), 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4

Stängle, S. and Fringer, A. (2022) ‘Discussion or silent accompaniment : a grounded theory study about voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in Switzerland’, BMC Palliative Care, 21(1), p. 85. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4.

S. Stängle and A. Fringer, “Discussion or silent accompaniment : a grounded theory study about voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in Switzerland,” BMC Palliative Care, vol. 21, no. 1, p. 85, May 2022, doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4.

STÄNGLE, Sabrina und André FRINGER, 2022. Discussion or silent accompaniment : a grounded theory study about voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in Switzerland. BMC Palliative Care. 24 Mai 2022. Bd. 21, Nr. 1, S. 85. DOI 10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4

Stängle, Sabrina, and André Fringer. 2022. “Discussion or Silent Accompaniment : A Grounded Theory Study About Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking in Switzerland.” BMC Palliative Care 21 (1): 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4.

Stängle, Sabrina, and André Fringer. “Discussion or Silent Accompaniment : A Grounded Theory Study About Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking in Switzerland.” BMC Palliative Care, vol. 21, no. 1, May 2022, p. 85, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00941-4.