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100	1	0	_aBianke, Patrice _eauthor
700	1	0	_a Keubo Nguepy, Roger François _eauthor
700	1	0	_a Chmielewska, Katarzyna _eauthor
245	0	0	_aThe Meaning of Death in the Context of Palliative Care and Support
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520			_aBroaching the subject of death and the patient’s relationship with it remains a subjective topic that is difficult to explore, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where populations are still very attached to cultural norms. This study looks at the meaning of death as seen by someone suffering from a chronic and progressive illness, based on three clinical cases. The subjects are Grassfield (Bamileke) women in Cameroon in palliative care/support. To address the issue, we conducted informal interviews from a clinical perspective. After analysis, we noted the roles played by culture, age, the body’s degree of decay caused by illness, whether the parents are alive or not, in the way patients in palliative care perceive death. Furthermore, this study enabled us to highlight the fact that to understand the notion of death is far from accepting it, in certain cases.
786	0		_nRevue internationale de soins palliatifs | 32 | 1 | 2017-05-18 | p. 23-29 | 1664-1531
856	4	1	_uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-infokara-2017-1-page-23?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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