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Life’s hard and then you die: the end-of-life priorities of people experiencing homelessness in the UK

Webb, W.A., Mitchell, Theresa, Snelling, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-0784 and Nyatanga, Brian (2020) Life’s hard and then you die: the end-of-life priorities of people experiencing homelessness in the UK. International Journal of palliative Nursing, 26 (3). pp. 120-132. ISSN 2052-286X

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Abstract

Background: People experiencing homelessness often die young and without adequate support. In the UK, they fail to access palliative care services and their end-of-life priorities remain poorly understood. Aims: To explore the end-of-life concerns, fears, preferences and priorities of a sample of people experiencing homelessness in the UK. Methods: This is an interpretive phenomenology. Data collected through semi-structured, audio-recorded, face-to-face interviews with 21 homeless participants in the UK were analysed iteratively using thematic analysis. Findings have been interpreted through the lens of Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy. Results: Eight themes are reported: spiritual concerns; practical concerns; fear of needing care; fear of being forgotten; preference for dying suddenly; preference for being somewhere comfortable where people know me; prioritising autonomy and self-determination; and prioritising authenticity. Conclusion: A strengths-based, trauma-informed, person-centred, collaborative ‘compassionate community’ approach to care is recommended for people experiencing homelessness at end of life.

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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: homelessness, end of life, priorities, compassionate community, Merleau-Ponty
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions: College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Nursing and Midwifery
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Copyright Info: Open access article
Depositing User: Paul Snelling
Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2020 16:37
Last Modified: 10 Aug 2020 15:26
URI: https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9275

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