Table 2 Thematic findings
Theme | Sub-themes |
|---|---|
The Suffering of Dying | Work and loss |
“Treating” existential suffering | |
Institutionalized suffering | |
The Suffering that Leads to MAID | Un(known) dying |
Un(predictable) dying | |
Un(dignified) dying | |
Suffering as Eligibility? | Hearing the suffering story |
Suffering is what the person says it is | |
Right person, right time, right reason | |
The Distinct Suffering of MAID | Doing the right thing |
(In)eligibility | |
Heightened work of dying |