Death Acceptance Process in Thai Buddhist Patients With Life-Limiting Cancer: A Grounded Theory.

Cancer patients with life-limiting illnesses have varied levels of death acceptance pervarious scales. Nevertheless, the process of developing death acceptance in patients with life-limiting cancer remains unclear. This study explores the death acceptance process among patients with life-limiting cancer.

Describing Death Acceptance Among Thai Buddhists With Cancer.

Introduction: Death acceptance (DA) is perceived in culturally specific ways. The purposes of this study were to describe DA among Thai Buddhists with cancer and to compare DA differences in demographic data.

Methodology: This research was a secondary data analysis.

Effect of an intervention based on basic Buddhist principles on the spiritual well-being of patients with terminal cancer.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of an intervention based on basic Buddhist principles on the spiritual well-being of patients with terminal cancer.

Methods: This quasi-experimental research study had pre- and post-test control groups. The experimental group received conventional care and an intervention based on basic Buddhist principles for three consecutive days, including seven activities based on precept activities, concentration activities and wisdom activities.

Descriptors of Insomnia among Patients with Heart Failure.

Objective: Explore the characteristics of insomnia in persons with heart failure and identify the predictive factors of insomnia in patients with heart failure.

Marital And Method: A predictive correlational research design was used. Three hundred forty heart failure patients followed-up at heart clinics, outpatient departments of 10 tertiary hospitals from all regions in Thailand, were selected by multi-stage random sampling.