Table 1 Diagnostic and prognostic frames conceptualised within the end of life care movement in Macao
Diagnostic Frames | Prognostic Frames | Prognostic Approaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospice Initiator | Absence of clinical EoLC | To alleviate suffering at the end of life | Establishing the first hospice |
Community EoLC Initiator | Abandonment of the dying Absence of community EoLC to address abandonment of the dying | To alleviate suffering at the end of life To promote acceptance of death | Establishing the first EoLC home visit service |
Nursing Education Initiator | Personal encounter of EoL experience Separation of life from death in nursing education | To promote acceptance of death | Constructing the EoLC concept in the nursing field and public sphere |