The lived experience of older Chinese Singaporeans with life-threatening illnesses in a inpatient hospice

摘要

This paper reports a study of 15 participants with life-threatening illnesses staying in an inpatient hospice. Thenessence of their experience was categorized into nine themes: defining hospice for the older Chinesenparticipant; burden of others; control and distress from being dependent; worry about family; dislike ofnhospital stay; fear of pain and suffering; being the voice of others – impact on communication; culturenbarrier; and relying on religion. The results of this study provide insights into the experiences of thisnspecific group of older people to assist improvement in their care as they die.