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End-of Life Care through Design: Visualizing Places of Death
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- Author(s) / Creator(s)
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This research is a visual and empirical ethnography examining the design
of clinical / semi-clinical locations of death, in relation to institutionalized
dying in contemporary society. Through field observations at two palliative
care sites in Alberta and interviews with end-of-life healthcare professionals,
it compares between hospice and hospital settings of palliation. The study
attempts to understand how palliative spaces are designed, operated, and
perceived, while also raising questions about whether the design of places
of death—and ideas associated with them—might affect patient experiences
in, public accessibility of, and social attitudes towards palliative resources. -
- Date created
- 2017-11-30
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- Type of Item
- Research Material