What constitutes a "good death"?-a representative cross-sectional survey among the general public in Croatia

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BOROVECKI, Ana | NIKODEM, Krunoslav | CURKOVIC, Marko | BRAS, Marijana | PALIC-KRAMARIC, Ruica | SPOLJAR, Diana | MATULIC, Ton{:zz010D}i | GROSEK, Stefan | TONKOVIC, Dinko

Understanding the attitudes of a particular society on a "good death" is important when it comes to end-of-life decision-making and palliative care. In the Republic of Croatia no systematic research has been done on the attitudes of the general population about the concept of a "good death". This cross sectional survey was conducted on a three-stage random sample, stratified by regions, counties and locations within those counties (N = 1203) during November and December, 2019. ANOVA, to determine differences, factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were used. The most important characteristics of a good death outlined by the respondents were: the absence of pain, the presence and unencumberedness of family and loved ones, the importance of a sense of fulfilment and meaning in life in this regard, reconciliation with God, the presence of awareness and sobriety, and the possibility of treatment.

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