Death Acceptance Process in Thai Buddhist Patients With Life-Limiting Cancer: A Grounded Theory

Death Acceptance Process in Thai Buddhist Patients With Life-Limiting Cancer: A Grounded Theory

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Cancer patients with Tart Tin life-limiting illnesses have varied levels of death acceptance pervarious scales.Nevertheless, the process of developing death acceptance in patients with life-limiting cancer remains unclear.This study explores the death acceptance process among patients with life-limiting cancer.We used grounded theory methodology.

Data were collected through in-depth interviews of 13 patients with cancer in a palliative care setting, and researchers completed field notes.Data were analyzed using constant and comparative methods.Thai Buddhist patients with cancer in palliative care process death acceptance through three dynamic phases: engaging suffering, Alkaline Battery being open-minded about death, and adhering to Buddhist practices for increasing death consciousness.The death acceptance process described in this study could serve as a guideline to support death acceptance in Thai Buddhist patients with cancer, and other patients with cancer in palliative care, to improve peaceful life and attain good death.