Caring for the terminally ill: what do the doctors think?

Patients' perception of end-of-life events varies with cultural norms and values, and expectations may differ from clinicians practice and actions. In contemporary practice, conflict of ideas often results in patients discharging themselves against medical advice. Clinicians (67) that have been in medical practice for at least five years at the main tertiary hospital in Benin City were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire.