Quality of life during the last 3Â days of life and Quality of dying | Process of care | Satisfaction with health care in the last 3Â days of life |
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Quality of life: Perceptions by relatives and health care providers of quality of life during last 3 days of life: Global rate (0–10) | Technical process Appropriate use of nursing interventions Changes in treatment policy/NTBR | Patient satisfaction with care: Perceptions by relatives: Preferences honoured regarding way of dying Satisfaction with: |
Physical comfort Psychological well-being Social functioning and well-being Spiritual well-being, being in peace | Symptom management Recognition of imminent death Referrals to multidisciplinary consultation team | - technical process |
- decision making process | ||
- interpersonal and communication style | ||
Quality of dying of patient Perceptions by family and health are providers of quality of dying of patient: Global rate (0–10) |  | Relatives’ satisfaction with care Satisfaction with: |
- technical process | ||
Life closure and death preparation Circumstances of death | - decision making process | |
 | - timeliness and usefulness of information and counselling | |
- interpersonal and communication style | ||
Quality of life of family Health status Grief resolution | Â | - extent to which patient/family preferences honoured |
 |  | - extent to which opportunities provided to patient to complete life meaningfully |
 |  | - present at patients’ death |