An evaluation of the mourning tradition, the “First Feast,” in the context of palliative care: The possibility of incorporating cultural rituals into palliative care
 
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Prof. Dr. İsmail Okan Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Süren Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Rıza ÇITIL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE
Dergi ISSN 1478-9515 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 08-2019
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 17 / 4 / 453–458 DOI 10.1017/S1478951518000767
Makale Linki https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1478951518000767/type/journal_article
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ObjectiveGrief is intertwined with cultural and religious rituals that are highly appreciated in the quality standards of palliative care. Here, we aimed to investigate whether a cultural mourning ritual, the “First Feast,” can be used by palliative care teams to ease the grief response of the deceased patient's relatives.MethodA questionnaire with 23 questions about the prevalence of the First Feast tradition, the content, the pros and cons, and whether it would be useful for the grieving relatives of deceased patients was prepared and given to the palliative care patients’ relatives. The data were evaluated using the chi-square test.ResultA total of 427 participants were enrolled in the study; 60.7% were female and the mean age was 36 (±13.4). A total of 76.8% of the participants were from the Tokat region and 77.8% (n = 332) performed the First Feast tradition. A significant difference was observed among participants with …
Anahtar Kelimeler
After Death | Culture | Grief | Mourning | Palliative care | the First Feast