Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: 10.1051/shsconf/202213102010
Title: "Good death" - the circumstances in which it would be best for a person to die. The representative survey of Latvian population
Authors: Kalnina, Diana
Skulte, Ilva
Vilka, L.
Vike, J.
Statistics Unit
Faculty of Communication
Keywords: Attitudes;Circumstances of dying;End of life;Good death;Survey;3.3 Health sciences;5.1 Psychology;3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Citation: Kalnina , D & Skulte , I 2022 , "Good death" - the circumstances in which it would be best for a person to die. The representative survey of Latvian population . in L Vilka & J Vike (eds) , 8th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE . vol. 131 , 02010 , SHS Web of Conferences , EDP Sciences , 8th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference "Society. Health. Welfare" , Riga , Latvia , 24/03/21 . https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202213102010
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Series/Report no.: SHS Web of Conferences
Abstract: The paper analyses the opinions of Latvian residents about the desired/best conditions for person’s death. Our intention was to use the concept of “good death” as it has been described in academic literature on the end of life to describe what circumstances of dying are preferred in Latvian population. A nationally representative survey of Latvian permanent residents (n = 1012) was conducted in October 2020. The obtained answers are analysed in different demographic groups, as well as in connection with other respondents’ perceptions and values. The results of the study show that the possibility of dying in pain and suffering is a major concern for the majority of Latvian society, and a large percentage of people would like to leave their lives in sleep or sudden death. The results of the study also show people’s desire to be in their homes at the time of death, to die in the presence of relatives. The survey shows a statistically significant relationship between people’s perceptions of the desired/best conditions in which to die - “good death” and a range of demographic and social factors. The data of the study carried out provide new information on people’s perceptions of death, highlighting differences in different socio-demographic groups.
DOI: 10.1051/shsconf/202213102010
ISSN: 2261-2424
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