Family caregivers' advocacy in voluntary stopping of eating and drinking : a holistic multiple case study

Eppel-Meichlinger, Jasmin; Stängle, Sabrina; Mayer, Hanna; Fringer, André

doi:10.1002/nop2.1109

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23488

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Family caregivers' advocacy in voluntary stopping of eating and drinking : a holistic multiple case study
Authors:	Eppel-Meichlinger, Jasmin Stängle, Sabrina Mayer, Hanna Fringer, André
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1002/nop2.1109 10.21256/zhaw-23488
Published in:	Nursing Open
Volume(Issue):	9
Issue:	1
Page(s):	624
Pages to:	636
Issue Date:	9-Nov-2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	2054-1058
Language:	English
Subjects:	Case study; Experience; Family caregiver; Qualitative study; Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking
Subject (DDC):	610.73: Nursing
Abstract:	Aim: To gain insight into the experiences of family caregivers who accompanied a loved one during voluntary stopping of eating and drinking and to identify similarities and differences between cases of voluntary stopping of eating and drinking to develop a conceptual model. Design: A qualitative holistic multiple case study. Methods: We conducted narrative interviews with family caregivers (N = 17). We first analysed them inductively within the cases, followed by a cross-case analysis to merge the experiences into a conceptual model. Results: Family caregivers who could accept their loved one's wish to die stood up for the last will, especially when the cognitive abilities declined. They had to take on the role of an advocate to protect their self-determination from others who tried to interrupt the process. In their advocacy, they found themselves constantly in moral discrepancies. Usually without support, they provided nursing care until death. The subsequent processing phase was characterized by evaluating the dying situation and placing voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in their value scheme.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23488
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Nursing (IPF)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Gesundheit

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Eppel-Meichlinger, J., Stängle, S., Mayer, H., & Fringer, A. (2021). Family caregivers’ advocacy in voluntary stopping of eating and drinking : a holistic multiple case study. Nursing Open, 9(1), 624–636. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1109

Eppel-Meichlinger, J. et al. (2021) ‘Family caregivers” advocacy in voluntary stopping of eating and drinking : a holistic multiple case study’, Nursing Open, 9(1), pp. 624–636. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1109.

J. Eppel-Meichlinger, S. Stängle, H. Mayer, and A. Fringer, “Family caregivers’ advocacy in voluntary stopping of eating and drinking : a holistic multiple case study,” Nursing Open, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 624–636, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1002/nop2.1109.

EPPEL-MEICHLINGER, Jasmin, Sabrina STÄNGLE, Hanna MAYER und André FRINGER, 2021. Family caregivers‘ advocacy in voluntary stopping of eating and drinking : a holistic multiple case study. Nursing Open. 9 November 2021. Bd. 9, Nr. 1, S. 624–636. DOI 10.1002/nop2.1109

Eppel-Meichlinger, Jasmin, Sabrina Stängle, Hanna Mayer, and André Fringer. 2021. “Family Caregivers’ Advocacy in Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking : A Holistic Multiple Case Study.” Nursing Open 9 (1): 624–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1109.

Eppel-Meichlinger, Jasmin, et al. “Family Caregivers’ Advocacy in Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking : A Holistic Multiple Case Study.” Nursing Open, vol. 9, no. 1, Nov. 2021, pp. 624–36, https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1109.