Intentional presence and the accompaniment of dying patients.

Med Health Care Philos

Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs Et de Fin de Vie, Québec, Canada.

Published: September 2023

In this paper, we offer a phenomenological and hermeneutical perspective on the presence of clinicians who care for the suffering and dying patients in the context of end-of-life care. Clinician presence is described as a way of (1) being present to the patient and to oneself, (2) being in the present moment, and (3) receiving and giving a presence (in the sense of a gift). We discuss how presence is a way of restoring human beings' relational and dialogical nature. To inform a different perspective on relational ethics, we also discuss how accompaniment refers to the clinician's awareness of the human condition and its existential limits.

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