The page provides a glossary of terms related to end-of-life care, death, and grief. It includes definitions for concepts such as active euthanasia, advance directives, assisted suicide, and various f...The page provides a glossary of terms related to end-of-life care, death, and grief. It includes definitions for concepts such as active euthanasia, advance directives, assisted suicide, and various forms of death (biological, brain, cardiopulmonary, and clinical). It also covers the emotional aspects of dealing with death like grief, mourning, and death anxiety, as well as legal documents like wills and living wills.
In their recent study of COVID-19 pandemic deaths, Hernández-Fernández and Meneses-Falcón (2023) noted that health-care and funeral workers expressed concerns about not being able to treat bodies resp...In their recent study of COVID-19 pandemic deaths, Hernández-Fernández and Meneses-Falcón (2023) noted that health-care and funeral workers expressed concerns about not being able to treat bodies respectfully after death, partly because of practices intended to prevent the spread of disease (such as spraying the body with disinfectant), but also because the sheer number of deaths during the first year of the pandemic overwhelmed them.
