TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tomczyk,Martyna
AU  -  Viallard,Marcel-Louis
AU  -  Beloucif,Sadek
TI  - “Sedation” or “palliative sedative practices at the end of life”? A linguistic study of guidelines developed in French-speaking countries on sedation in palliative care for adults
PY  - 2021///.
							
N1  - 93
N2  - Introduction: Despite the number and importance of French-language guidelines related to palliative sedation for adults, these texts have never been the subject of a linguistic analysis.Objectives: This study aimed to explore and analyze the terms used for sedation and their definitions in Belgian, French, Quebec, and Swiss guidelines.Methods: Current documents were subjected to textual, terminological, and conceptual analysis.Results: Belgian, Quebec, and Swiss guidelines use the same term to refer to sedation, without, however, conceptualizing it in a consistent way. By contrast, guidelines developed in France use various terms but define sedation in a similar (but not identical) way. Cultural specificities linked to end-of-life legislation in those countries and region were identified as a potential causal factor.Discussion and conclusion: The diversity of terms and definitions inevitably reinforces the imprecision of the medical language, and the terminology in particular. This is likely to have a negative impact on communication between healthcare professionals, patients, and their families. Efforts should be made to homogenize the terminology and definitions used in guidelines
UR  - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-recherche-en-soins-infirmiers-2020-4-page-106?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
ER  -