‘Deathbed phenomena can be described as a range of transcendental experiences, perceptions and events that can occur close to the time of death…’
In THIS article in today’s Irish Medical Times Dr Una MacConville of the Centre for Death & Society at the University of Bath and Dr Regina Mc Quillan, palliative Medicine Consultant, present some of the findings and insights of their research into Deathbed Phenomena (DBP) in an Irish Hospice setting. Findings indicate a contrasting reaction to DBP in Irish hopsices in comparison to those outlined by similar studies in the UK.
Dr MacConville & Dr Mc Quillan are continuing research in this area with an Irish Hospice Foundation funded study into healthcare professionals experiences of such phenomena in a variety of palliative and end-of-life environments.
