Evaluating the “Good Death” Concept from Iranian Bereaved Family

Mission
The mission of The Journal of Supportive
Oncology is the publication
of articles and original research
relating to practical management
issues in the palliative and
supportive care of patients with
neoplastic diseases. The articles
aim to be of broad relevance to
the clinical problems faced by the
practicing oncologist, bringing
research findings from bench to
bedside. The journal focuses on
the integration of supportive and
palliative oncology into the care
of all oncology patients, from
diagnosis to cure and beyond
or death.
Disclaimer
Discussions, views, opinions, and
recommendations as to medical
procedures, products, choice of
drugs, and drug dosages are the
responsibility of the authors or
advertisers. No responsibility is
assumed by the Publisher, Editor,
or Editorial Board for any injury
and/or damage to persons or
property as a matter of products
liability, negligence or otherwise,
or from any use or operation of any
methods, products, instructions,
or ideas contained in the material
herein. Because of rapid advances
in the medical sciences, independent
verification of diagnoses and
drug dosages should be made.
Advertise and advertising agency
recognize and accept that the following
language appears within
the publication: ‘‘All statements, including
product claims, are those
of the person or organization making
the statement or claim. The
Publisher does not adopt any such
statement or claim as its own, and
any such statement or claim does
not necessarily reflect the opinion
of the Publisher.’’ Advertiser and
advertising agency accept and
assume liability for all content
(including text, representations,
illustrations, opinions, and facts)
of advertisements printed and
also assume responsibility for any
claims made against the Publisher
arising from or related to such
advertisements.
In the event that legal action or
a claim is made against the Publisher
arising from or related to
such advertisements, advertiser
and advertising agency agree to
fully defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless the Publisher and to pay
any judgment, expenses, and legal
fees incurred by the Publisher as a
result of said legal action or claim.
The Publisher reserves the right to
reject any advertising that he feels
is not in keeping with the publication’s
standards.
The Publisher is not liable for
delays in delivery and/or nondelivery
in the event of Act of
God, action by any government
or quasi-governmental entity, fire,
flood, insurrection, riot, explosion,
embargo, strikes (whether legal or
illegal), labor or material shortage,
transportation interruption of any
kind, work slow-down, or any condition
beyond the control of the
Publisher that affects production
or delivery in any manner.
This journal is printed on paper
meeting the requirements of
ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence
of Paper) effective with
Volume 1, Issue 1, 2003.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
59 Evaluating the “Good Death” Concept from Iranian Bereaved Family
Members’ Perspective
Sedigheh Iranmanesh, PhD, Habibollah Hosseini, doctoral student, and
Mohammad Esmaili, MSc student, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman Medical University,
Kerman, Iran.
64 Symptom Experience in Patients with Gynecological Cancers: The
Development of Symptom Clusters through Patient Narratives
Violeta Lopez, RN, PhD, Gina Copp, RN, PhD, Lisa Brunton, RN, MSN, and
Alexander Molassiotis, RN, PhD, Research Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Practice, Australian National
University, Medical School, Canberra, Australia; School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University,
London; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, United
Kingdom.
72 Estimating Minimally Important Differences for the Worst Pain
Rating of the Brief Pain Inventory–Short Form
Susan D. Mathias, MPH, Ross D. Crosby, PhD, Yi Qian, PhD, Qi Jiang, PhD, Roger Dansey, MD, and
Karen Chung, PharmD, MS, From Health Outcomes Solutions, Winter Park, Florida; Biomedical Statistics and
Methodology, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota; Global Biostatistics, Global
Development, and Global Health Economics, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California.
79 A Pilot Trial of Decision Aids to Give Truthful Prognostic and
Treatment Information to Chemotherapy Patients with Advanced
Cancer
Thomas J. Smith, MD, Lindsay A. Dow, MD, Enid A. Virago, MDiv, James Khatcheressian, MD,
Robin Matsuyama, PhD, and Laurel J. Lyckholm, MD, Massey Cancer Center of Virginia Commonwealth
University, School of Education, VCU School of Medicine, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, and the
Virginia Cancer Institute, Richmond, Virginia.
Available on www.SupportiveOncology.net
GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
Our Guide for Authors and submission process has changed.
Please visit our website www.SupportiveOncology.net and click on Guide for Authors
for further information.
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2 � MARCH/APRIL 2011 www.SupportiveOncology.net iii