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| Title |
Till Death Do Us Part: Getting Married at the End of Life
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.012 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joseph Arthur, David Hui, Suresh Reddy, Eduardo Bruera |
| Abstract |
At the end of life, patients often reflect on the meaning of their lives and decide how to best take advantage of the remaining time to accomplish their life goals. We report the case of a patient with advanced cancer who got married in our acute palliative care unit weeks before her death. Our interdisciplinary team was able to support her physically and emotionally, thereby assisting her in achieving her life goals. The wedding gave her the opportunity to acquire further meaning in life, deepen her connection with her loved ones, and enhance her sense of dignity, self-worth, and pride. It also was associated with a significant improvement in her symptoms and had a positive effect on the health care team. This example illustrates the effectiveness of a palliative care team in helping patients to achieve their life goals and supporting their families during a time when two major life events, marriage and end of life, occur concurrently. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 79 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 24% |
| Canada | 6 | 8% |
| Spain | 4 | 5% |
| Mexico | 3 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 3% |
| Italy | 2 | 3% |
| Ireland | 2 | 3% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 29 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 56 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 13 | 16% |
| Scientists | 10 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 48 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 46 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 21% |
| Researcher | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 10 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 29% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 19% |
| Psychology | 7 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 14 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 53. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 May 2019.
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#796,141
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#119
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#3,953
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#2
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