Contemporary Western features of a good death
awareness of dying (viewed as a positive)	Select Yes No Not Sure
preparedness (getting one’s affairs in order)	Select Yes No Not Sure
comfort	Select Yes No Not Sure
closure	Select Yes No Not Sure
peacefulness and dignity	Select Yes No Not Sure
presence of family and being in familiar surroundings	Select Yes No Not Sure
personhood (a sense that an individual’s wishes and preferences have been accounted for)	Select Yes No Not Sure
Timeliness – death at the ‘right’ time? A dying period that is predictable?	Select Yes No Not Sure
control	Select Yes No Not Sure

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