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Gomez, Elaine Ann. "The aftereffects of near-death experience." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243617968.
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Clark, Deborah. "The experience of losing a child through death." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Thiessen, Janice G. "A phenomenological study of parents’ experience following stillbirth or early infant death." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24424.
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This study was designed to discover parents' experience following a stillbirth or early infant death. The conceptualization of the research problem was based on Kleinman's (1978) cultural system model which directed the researcher to elicit directly from clients their explanatory models, or their way of viewing the experience.
The specific research questions were (1) How do couples perceive and interpret their experience following stillbirth or early infant death? and (2) How do couples view the social support they have received at the time of their infant's death?
Six couples, who were recruited primarily from bereavement support groups, participated in the study. Each couple had experienced a stillbirth or early infant death between four months and four years prior to the study. Data were collected from the subjects with the use of unstructured interviews, allowing the experiences to unfold as they were perceived by the participants.
Four main themes that evolved from the data were (1) anticipation of parenthood and the shattering of hopes with the death or knowledge of impending death of the infant; (2) a multidimensional personal grief experience; (3) an interpersonal grief exerience influenced by the social support of health care professionals, of friends and family and of the spouse; and (4) reflection and search for meaning in the experience.
The discovery of couples' perceptions of their bereavement experience and their view of the support received will assist in enhancing the ability to provide more effective nursing care to bereaved families. Implications for nursing practice, research and education are delineated.Applied Science, Faculty of
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Tsikkos, Constantinos. "The management of death in changing times : the Nicosia experience of continuity and death." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2007. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1444584/.
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This thesis presents the ways with which the Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Nicosia manage and comprehend death in their everyday lives. Throughout I show how, with various practices, Nicosians manage to deal with loss, handle the dead body (practices of the body), and continue the important relationship between living and dead members of the family (practices of the soul). While discussing changes that occur in the death attitudes and death practices, I also examine a changing society, and how people manage to negotiate these changes. As I show, Members of the society introduce to the island new information regarding death management, and when this new information is combined with the existing native information, change is imminent. This process of combining the 'old' with the 'new' is thoroughly analysed in an attempt to show how Nicosians today successfully transcend binaries such as 'tradition' and 'modernity', 'past' and 'future'. As I show throughout the thesis, a discussion on 'tradition' and 'modernity' is relevant as Nicosians choose to handle their changing social conditions, especially the changes occurring in relations to dying, by challenging or negotiating these two terms. Changes are handled with the procedure of 'adjusting continuities', a notion that refers to things that are modified through time, adjusting themselves in new social environments. An attitude, a belief, or a practice handled by adjusting continuities can be seen as the adjustment of older structures (native held knowledge) into contemporary ones (changed/adjusted native knowledge) that better suit the present life environment. Therefore 'tradition' in death management cannot be viewed as 'modernity's' past, or the latter's contrasting condition, but as old structures in a continuous adjustment procedure an attempt of the 'old' to fit and continue to be relevant in today's lifestyle.
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Adamson, Veronica Margaret Farquhar. "The dance to death : the aesthetic experience of dying." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/12237.
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This study explores the shared experience of one woman’s ovarian cancer, from diagnosis to death. The disease, known as the silent killer, is difficult to diagnose with the majority of women presenting with vague symptoms and advanced disease. It is difficult to treat, necessitating both aggressive chemotherapy and radical, eviscerating surgery. In 2011, around 7,100 new cases were diagnosed in the UK; in 2012 around 4,300 died from ovarian cancer. If diagnosed early, 90% of women survive for more than five years but only 5% survive if advanced disease is found on first presentation. The woman with ovarian cancer in this study was my partner. During her illness this research did not feature as such but we were both aware that there might be a sense of something unfinished after her death; she gave her full support for whatever I subsequently chose to do. In this thesis I explore and investigate our shared experience using documentary materials from the Illness Period, the eleven months from diagnosis to death. The thesis is in three parts, each with three chapters. In broad terms, Part One concerns the Form and Function of the study comprising the impetus for the research, its contextualisation in the literature and the approach to the inquiry. Part Two, The Dance to Death, describes the illness experience with recourse to the literature as appropriate. Part Three, The Aesthetic Experience of Dying, connects the narrative of the Illness Period from Part Two, with insights from German Idealism as embodied in Schiller’s Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man. These and many of Goethe’s writings were my late partner’s own area of doctoral study. They are used here to provide a means to further explore some aspects that emerged from the Illness Period. The research question addressed in this study is: What can be learnt from a shared experience of living with and through a life-limiting illness? Dance emerged early in the study as a metaphor for the movement of our bodies through that time. The dance appears in three ways: first as quotidian life between health care appointments and everything else, secondly as an element of the methodology in the dialogue between the narrative and the literature, and finally in binary synthesis. This is the resolution of the tension between two opposing concepts, for example living and dying, and is taken from German Idealism as a mode of inquiry to understand aesthetic experience. The Illness Period is described in some detail as an analytic narrative reconstructed from the data with reference to the literature at relevant points. The role of the partner-carer in maintaining the balance between the life of have been captured through a series of self-directed interviews using storyboards to guide the storytelling. These data were augmented through access to the hospital and primary health records which provided information to fill gaps and correct inaccuracies. Drawing on Heidegger, a connection is found to home, being at home, homelessness and homecoming that provides a natural resolution to the tension between living and dying. Aesthetic experience, with particular reference to the dying person, is defined as a feeling of serenity of mood, a vividness of presence and a heightened self awareness. Three contributory aspects to the emergence of aesthetic experiences are identified: 1) a sense of at-homeness and home as a sacred, peaceful place 2) the inner court of family and friends that provides a context for sociability 3) heightened sensory awareness experienced as moments of pleasure through taste, touch, smell, sound and sight This study traces a path through one woman’s experience of ovarian cancer, from diagnosis to death, using insights drawn from 18th century German Idealism as an understanding of the aesthetic. It is not a study of life and death but of living and dying with a spirit of well-being.
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AMMAR, DIDIER. "Experience de mort imminente (near death experience) : realites cliniques et therapeutiques ? tentative d'explication transdisciplinaire." Aix-Marseille 2, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993AIX20016.
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Campbell, Nancy, and University of Lethbridge School of Health Sciences. "Transitions in death : the lived experience of critical care nurses." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, 2008, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/653.
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Critical care nurses often face the ordeal of witnessing a patient's death in a tense and stressful environment. Anecdotal stories shared among nurses reveal that unusual experiences often occur at the time of or after a patient's death. This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the meaning of these experiences for critical care nurses. Using Parse's research method, in-depth interviews were conducted with six critical care nurses who described their experiences at the time of a patient's death as well as during the post-death period. These experiences brought a sense of peace and comfort to each individual as well as reinforced their individual belief patterns about life after death. A distinctive sense of nursing knowing at the time of death was also identified. The findings of this study indicate that the experiences of the phenomenon of death by critical care nurses have a significant impact on each individual and that further research and understanding of this impact is needed.ix, 113 leaves ; 29 cm.
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Nicholls, David John. "The phenomenology of the near-death experience : a philosophical enquiry." Thesis, University of Kent, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327437.
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Foster, Ryan D. "Effects of a Near-Death Experience Learning Module on Grief." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30455/.
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The researcher examined the effectiveness of a near-death experience (NDE) learning module on reducing distressing aspects and enhancing a growth aspect of grief among bereaved adults. Participants were 22 females and 2 males; 2 identified as African American, 3 as Asian, 2 as Latina/o, and 17 as White; aged 20 to 71 years with mean age 35.3 years. In this experimental design, the researcher randomly assigned 12 participants to the experimental group and 12 participants to the waitlist no treatment control group. Participants in the experimental group received the NDE learning module intervention, which consisted of 3 sessions over consecutive weeks. Six research questions were explored. A two-factor repeated measures analysis of variance was performed on five dependent variables to determine if the two groups performed differently across time according to the pretest and posttest results of the Despair, Panic Behavior, Personal Growth, Detachment, and Disorganization subscales of the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist (HGRC). A one-way analysis of covariance was performed on one dependent variable to determine if the groups were statistically different according to the posttest results of the Blame and Anger subscale of the HGRC. Additionally, univariate eta squared was hand calculated to determine practical significance. Findings indicated that bereaved adults who participated in the NDE learning module showed small effect size for interaction on Panic Behavior (η2 = .05) and Personal Growth (η2 = .05), large effect size for interaction on Detachment (η2 = .15), large effect size for treatment type on Blame and Anger (η2 = .15), and negligible effect size for interaction on Despair (η2 < .01) and Disorganization (η2 < .01). Although no statistically significant results were found for any of the dependent variables (p > .05), effect size findings indicated modest to substantial benefits of the NDE learning module intervention for bereaved adults in the form of decreased panic behavior, blame and anger, and detachment, and increased personal growth. Implications for further research beyond this initial investigation are discussed.
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Wilkey, Lisa. "Social workers’ experience working with families with children facing death." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54372.
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This study addressed the question: “What meaning do social workers give to their experience of working with families with children facing death?” Its purpose was to explore the meaning social workers attach to their unique professional role in this particular area of practice. Four social work participants from a children’s hospital were recruited, chosen because of their experience in working directly with this population. Criteria for inclusion were a minimum education level of a Master’s Degree in Social Work and at least two years of experience working in the hospital setting. A qualitative descriptive approach, drawing on phenomenology, was utilized. Each participant was individually interviewed for one hour using a semi-structured format. A phenomenological approach to data analysis was used. After careful review, four areas of meaning-making emerged: what brought participants to this work; meaning-making within the function of the role; connection and companionship; and, challenges faced within the role. These results add to the relatively small base of knowledge regarding the experience of social workers who work in pediatric end-of-life care in a healthcare setting.Arts, Faculty of
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Christian, Sandra Rozan. "Marital Satisfaction and Stability Following a Near-Death Experience of One of the Marital Partners." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4893/.
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The purpose of this quantitative and qualitative study was to determine retrospectively marital satisfaction and stability following the near-death experience (NDE) of one of the marital partners, focusing on the role of Gottman's Sound Marital House (1999) in the couple's relationship before and after the NDE. The researcher used the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (1959), the Weiss-Ceretto Marital Status Inventory (1980), and a modification of Gottman's Shared Meanings Questionnaire (1999). The first group of participants included 26 NDErs. To create as comparable a group as possible, the researcher designed a life-changing event (LCE) group of 26 people who used as their referent the non-NDE-related experience they considered their most life-changing one during their marriage. Sixty-five percent of the marriages in which the NDErs were involved at the time of their NDEs ended in divorce. This number is in contrast to the 19 percent of LCE participants whose marriages ended in divorce. Marital adjustment, marital stability, and meanings in marriage between retrospectively based pre-event and post-event composite scores were statistically significantly different between the NDErs and LCErs. Low effect sizes were identified for each of the instruments except the Weiss-Ceretto Marital Status Inventory, which had a moderate effect size. Strong correlations among the scores were identified. Further analysis of the results indicated strongly that the NDErs were less satisfied in their marriages, their marriages were less stable, and they did not have a strong level of shared meaning in the marriage after the NDE occurred as compared to the LCE participants. This study has serious implications for counselors who may work with NDErs. Findings from this study show that NDErs who were married at the time of their experiences have a strong possibility of experiencing marital problems. Encouraging these couples to seek professional help as soon as possible can provide a forum for them to address the potential numerous changes in their relationship. By having more information about the effects of an NDE on a marriage, counselors will be better prepared to assist those couples who are not well prepared to navigate their way through the aftereffects of the event. Through psychoeducation and the application of counseling approaches, counselors can help their clients address specific issues related to their NDEs.
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Steyaert, Thomas Henry. "Theology and the near-death experience : an analysis and constructive approach." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.544006.
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There can be no doubt that the Near-Death Experience (NDE) has become a highly influential factor shaping the contemporary Western spiritual perspective. However, it has yet to receive the serious theological attention such a phenomenon calls for. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the nature of this situation, based on a rigorous examination of the NDE research as well as a critical analysis of the interpretative context(s) which ground the existing theological treatments of the NDE. The work begins with a presentation of the predominant theological presupposition that the significance of the NDE, or lack there of, is to be located within eschatological, or pareschatological, boundaries exclusively. The philosophical prolegomena related to this presupposition are then established in anticipation of their use as criteria with which to investigate the actual NDE research data. Hence, the most extensive, reliable phenomenological research done to date is used to produced a detailed NDE typology based on both qualitative and quantitative NDE data. The NDE typology is then analyzed in reference to the philosophical criteria previously established. In the next stage of the work, again, the most relevant research-based information relating to the NDE's "context" is gather in order to gain a firm understanding of the NDE's after-effects as well as the etiologically significant points which the researchers' themselves and the "skeptics", or reductionists, have proposed. With the completion of this task it is asserted that not only is the predominant theological interpretative contextualisation of the NDE unjustified, but that, in the course of the investigation, one which is ontological has proven itself to be extremely convincing. Using a phenomenological method to re-interpret the NDE as an ontologically significant phenomena, the NDE reveals itself to be an "Imperative of Vitality" (IV), a phenomenon have to do, profoundly, with life and not death. Finally, the theological significance of the NDE as an IV is fruitfully explored within two different Christian Reformed contexts, manifesting striking ontological correlations and leading to highly informative, though, ultimately, negative theological conclusions. The work ends by calling for further explorations of the ontologically remarkable NDE within other spiritual/religious contexts.
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Keye, Wade. "#RIP: Social Media and the Changing Experience of Life and Death." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22669.
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The mediated closeness experienced by social media users is built on the ongoing accumulation of personal information by corporate owned social media platforms. Each user’s digital footprint becomes more intricate as this collection continues across their life’s procession, leaving something behind after they die. Social media platforms have become intimately insinuated into life and finally, into death. These haphazard archives were never created with death or grief in mind. But users die, and their friends and family use social media to grieve; death isn’t something a platform or its users can avoid. This thesis examines the ways that death and grief are experienced and how social media is facilitating and changing that process. The study approaches social media and death historically, discursively, and economically. It discusses the history of mediated death, the experience of grief over social media, and the political economy of the socially mediated dead.
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Vallejo, Catherine Anne. "Death sentence experience: The impact on family members of condemned inmates." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1135.
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Goza, Tracy H. "Combat Near-Death Experiences: An Exploratory, Mixed-Methods Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc84208/.
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This mixed-methods study’s purpose was a systematic comparison of contents and aftereffects of near-death experiences (NDEs) occurring in a variety of circumstances with those occurring in combat. They completed an online survey: a demographic questionnaire, the Near-Death Experience Scale, the Life Changes Inventory-Revised (LCI-R), and four narrative response items. Survey completers were 68 participants: 20 combat near-death experiencers (cNDErs) and 48 non-NDErs (nNDErs). The 29% of participants who met NDE Scale criterion for an NDE was comparable to NDE incidence findings from previous retrospective studies. For statistical analyses, significance was set at p < .05, and effect size (Cohen’s d) was calculated. Mean total NDE Scale scores were significantly lower for cNDErs than variety-of-circumstance NDErs from one of two comparable studies (t = 5.083, p < .0001, d = -1.26), possibly suggesting cNDEs may have “less depth” than other-variety NDEs. Regarding cNDE aftereffects, absence of previous LCI-R data made comparison impossible. Cronbach’s alpha analysis yielded acceptable reliability on the total scale and seven of nine subscales, a finding that matched Schneeberger’s (2010); however, factor analytic results did not support the hypothesized subscale structure of the LCI-R. Although cNDErs did not score significantly higher than nNDErs on the total scale or subscales after Bonferroni correction, results indicated a possible trend toward greater absolute changes (p = 0.02, d = 0.74) and spirituality (p = 0.02, d = 0.67) with the latter finding substantiated by narrative responses. Informal analysis of narrative responses yielded several themes.
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Chapman, Ysanne B. "The lived experience of nursing dying or dead people /." View thesis, 1994. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030617.120150/index.html.
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Combs, Dawn Michelle. "Cartesian Duality and Dissonance in the American Dying Experience." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148044851093872.
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Mathewson, Dan. "Death and survival in the Book of Job : desymbolization and traumatic experience /." New York [u.a.] : Clark, 2006. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006007653.html.
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Watson, Sherry Ann. "The Lived Experience of Losing a Loved One to Sudden Traumatic Death." University of Toledo Health Science Campus / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1174321294.
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Neubacher, Katrin. "The Experience of Sibling Death in Childhood: A Qualitative Analysis of Memoirs." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1438169975.
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Davidson-Olsson, Isis Cherie. "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome : mothers' experiences of parenting." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/10401.
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Background: The death of a child has been found to have long term consequences for both individual and family functioning. This is particularly true for bereaved siblings who have been found to be at increased risk of developing mental health difficulties in later life. Literature on parental bereavement proposes that the parenting phenomenon, such as replacement child syndrome, subsequent child syndrome and the parenting paradox, which can emerge after the death of a child, may account for this. However, there is very little research on these labels of observed parenting phenomenon and, as a result, any hypothesis offered remains under elaborated. In addition, limited evidence suggests that, due to the sudden, unexpected and unexplained nature of the loss, SIDS parents are more likely to experience a greater degree of distress and adjustment difficulties than other perinatally bereaved populations. Given this, it could be hypothesised that SIDS parents may be likely to experience these parenting phenomena. Despite this, however, SIDS remains a neglected area of research. Aims: As a consequence of this research gap, the study aims to explore mothers’ experiences of parenting in their transition from being a parent unaffected by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome to a parent affected by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Methodology: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven mothers who had experienced an incident of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The interviews were then transcribed and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Results: Five master themes emerged from the analysis: ‘Channelling the Parent Within’, a naturally developing and responsive parenting style that is facilitated by internal mechanisms, such as flexibility and confidence; ‘Parenting Outside of Yourself’, a parenting style that develops in the aftermath of a SIDS event, which is characterised by self doubt and a reliance on external mechanisms such as reassurance and restriction; ‘Restoration Through You’, the restorative effect of the subsequent and surviving children, which allows vindication and re-establishes happiness; ‘The Bitter Restoration’, a restoration that encompasses internal knowledge and external evidence of loss, including a disrupted family composition and a continued awareness of existential threat; ‘A Disruptive Appreciation’, the development of a greater appreciation for the subsequent and surviving children that impacts discipline and incorporates indulgence. These, along with the subthemes contributing to them, are presented as a narrative account. Conclusion: The results imply that mothers who have experienced a SIDS event shift into a permissive and anxious style of parenting which is characterised by safety behaviours. A model of parenting in the aftermath of SIDS has been proposed in order to explain the underlying cognitions and processes which drive this behaviour and the factors which serve to maintain it. By doing this it is hoped that, when working with bereaved parents and siblings, clinicians will be better positioned to frame parenting practices and intervene at a cognitive level.
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Rassool, Sara Begum. "Experiences of causing an accidental death : an interpretative phenomenological analysis study." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/2933.
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Accidentally killing or feeling responsible for another person’s death constitutes a traumatic event that is unique from any other traumatic stressor. Considering the frequency of incidents such as deaths resulting from road traffic accidents (RTAs), it is surprising that the academic literature regarding those who have accidentally killed is almost none existent. This study therefore aimed to gain an insight into the lived experiences of drivers who have caused an accidental death. Five participants were recruited through an on-line advertisement; all were drivers directly involved in a RTA that occurred suddenly, unexpectedly, without planning or intention and resulted in the death of a person. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to analyse data collected through semistructured interviews. Three main themes emerged from the participants’ accounts: trying to make sense of a life changing moment; struggling to cope with the trauma of causing a death and a changed sense of self. These findings are discussed in relation to the relevant literature. Clinical implications, methodological limitations and directions for future research are presented. The study provides a valuable insight for any professional working with people who have caused, or feel responsible for, an accidental death. It is hoped that this study will be a catalyst for discussion and future research.
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Louwrens, Morne Johan. "The suicide of a client an intern psychologist's experience /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08112004-134230.
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Sennett, Margot Jane. "A phenomenological explication of the experience of having one's bereavement denied by others." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004527.
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Bereavement is the natural human reaction to the death of a significant other. Often the experience of the bereaved person is denied expression in the social context. The aim of this thesis is to examine what it means to have one's bereavement denied by others. The relevant literature was reviewed. Theories which have both reflected and influenced the way the bereaved are perceived in contemporary western society have been discussed. The historical background to changing attitudes towards death was described and the reasons for the "denial of death" were examined . The narcissistic personality in particular was considered . Using the Phenomenological method, a question was formulated to elicit the lived structure of the experience being researched. This was asked of thirteen voluntary subjects who had experienced the denial of their bereavement by others. Five written answers (protocols) were chosen and explicated. The lived structure of the experience can be described as "a profound and fundamental distancing of the world of the bereaved from the world of others." The implications of this for the bereaved person, bereavement support groups, health care professionals, future research and society as a whole were then critically discussed .
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Simpson, William David. "When God Dies: Deconversion from Theism as Analogous to the Experience of Death." TopSCHOLAR®, 2013. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1259.
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In this thesis, I explore the psychological and experiential aspects of the shift from a supernatural theistic worldview (specifically born-again Christianity) to aphilosophically naturalistic and atheistic worldview in the context of the religiouslandscape in the U.S. I posit that certain features of this transition, which is known as "deconversion,” can be thought of as potentially analogous, both psychologically and subjectively, to the experience of another's death as an objective environmental change. I provide anthropological and psychological evidence that believers often experience the God of born-again Christianity as an independently existing and active agent in the world. The similarities between human relationships and God relationships provide the foundation for the claim that loss of these relationships potentially constitute similar experiences, respectively. Both shifts (deconversion and death) share a number of similarities. For example, they both feature a reduction in the number of entities that are believed perceived as having minds (i.e., theory of mind determinations). Also, both shifts require a re-understanding of purpose and meaning in the world (i.e., teleological reasoning). I explore each of these shifts in detail. Finally, I show that the interpretation of the deconversion experience as analogous to the experience of death has implications for the public dialogue between Christians and atheists.
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Murphy, Ellen Louise. "Existential practitioners' experience of feeling competent in death work : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Regent's University, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646078.
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Competency assessment and evaluation for all psychological therapies are now a common requirement. Recent international research studies have resulted in the development of the phrase ‘death competence’ as “tolerating and managing clients’ problems related to dying, death, and bereavement” with an urging for death work competence to be an ethical imperative (Gamino & Ritter, 2012). A further study of 176 death work professionals using an open ended question and content analysis proposed a model of death work competence that suggests it is dependent on more than knowledge and skills, with the emergence of emotional and existential coping as key elements (Chan & Tin, 2012). This study aims to build on this existing research with an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of six existential practitioners` experience of feeling competent in their death work, grounding the research in Heidegger`s notion of being-towards-death. The aim was to get as close as possible to the lived experience of death work competency in a small, purposive sample to investigate the subjective meanings and understandings of their death work competency. Semi structured interviews were conducted with five major themes emerging. These were frameworks for death work competency; existential engagement in competent death work; existential ways of being in death work; the psychological impact of death work on feelings of competency and the elusive essence of death work competency. The significant finding was the primary import placed by all participants on dialogues with personal mortality, suffering and death as providing them with “competency in adversity” and “competency in fragility” that were vital for their competent death work, both personally and professionally. These findings match the identification of existential coping and emotional coping as key elements in death work competency in the previous research. From this research a tentative framework is proposed for death work competency that looks to include these vital elements of an engagement with existential issues and personal mortality, for counselling psychologists and death work practitioners. Further research is suggested with regards to the absence or presence of similar experiences of death work competencies in other fields of death work with wider implications for training in both professional organisations and teaching institutions.
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Lynn, Cynthia Walker. "The Lived Experience of Mothers Bereaved by the Suicide Death of a Child." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1285.
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Suicide has existed throughout recorded history. It is a phenomenon that has been both culturally and morally defined across time and civilizations. It is estimated that over 34,000 Americans deliberately take their own lives annually. Moreover, according to some experts, between 6 and 28 individuals are directly affected by each completed suicide. These individuals are referred to as suicide survivors. The consequences for suicide survivors are multidimensional in part because relationships to the deceased play a vital role in bereavement. Previous research studies in the areas of suicidology and bereavement have failed to explore the experience of mothers bereaved by the suicide death of a child. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore phenomenologically the lived experience of mothers following the suicide death of a child. One-on-one, semistructured interviews were conducted with 9 mothers. The time since the suicide ranged from 1 year and 3 months to 21 years and 6 months. Data analysis was driven by Max van Manen's descriptive-investigative process. This process involved guided reflections using van Manen's 4 existentials: spatiality, corporeality, temporality, and relationality. The interviews began with a general statement; 'Tell me about your child." General questions related to the existentials were asked during the interviews to clarify the participants' stories. Data were managed using NVivo 9.0 qualitative data management software. Three essential themes were inductively derived from the data: 1) Know My Child: Not the Act, 2) Frozen Past: Altered Future, 3) Ocean of Grief. The 3 essential themes provide a deeper understanding of the role of stigmatization in the grief process of mothers following the loss of a child to suicide. In addition, these themes contribute to an appreciation of the role of past memories and future orientation as mothers are enmeshed in the grief process and its unpredictable path. Data from this study clarify the unique circumstances and needs of mothers as they attempt to navigate life after losing a child to suicide. The findings from this study suggest areas for future research and will assist healthcare professionals including nurses, school counselors, and mental health professionals as they approach mothers who are suicide survivors.
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Chandra, Navin. "General population screening for sudden cardiac death in young individuals : the UK experience." Thesis, St George's, University of London, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.676896.
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BACKGROUND: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in any young person is a tragic event with a significant number of life-years lost. Previous data from Italy suggest that pre-participation screening using an electrocardiogram (ECG) reduces the incidence of SCD in competitive athletes. However, the majority of SCD occurs in non-athletes within the general population. In the United Kingdom, state sponsored screening for cardiac disorders is confined to symptomatic individuals or those with a family history of inherited cardiac conditions or premature cardiac death. AIMS: To assess the feasibility and efficacy of screening, incorporating an ECG and point-ofcare echocardiography, in young individuals from the general population for cardiovascular conditions associated with SCD. METHODS: Between 2008-2012, 10,359 young individuals aged 14-35 years underwent screening by an attending cardiologist comprising a health questionnaire, physical examination and ECG. ECGs were analysed in accordance with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC} recommendations for ECG interpretation in athletes for Group-1 (trainingrelated) and Group-2 (potentially pathological) patterns. Group-2 ECG patterns warrant further cardiac evaluation. Individuals with findings raising suspicion of cardiomyopathy underwent on-site echocardiography. Individuals with abnormalities from the screening episode were referred for further evaluation for conditions associated with SCD and followed up annually to assess outcomes. Based on these data comparisons of the efficacy of different screening strategies were made and costs and cost effectiveness were calculated. RESULTS: Symptoms of a cardiovascular nature were reported in 44.2% of individuals, a family history of SCD or condition associated with SCD was reported in 3.8% and an abnormal physical examination occurred in 0.3% of individuals. ECG patterns suggestive of cardiac pathology were identified in 22.4% of individuals, predominantly due to abnormalities of QTc measurement. Male gender and black ethnicity demonstrated the strongest association with ESC Group-2 ECG patterns. Point-of-care echocardiography for individuals with suspicion of cardiomyopathy significantly reduced the number of patients requiring further evaluation as only 14.8% of these individuals demonstrated abnormal echocardiographic findings. Positive diagnosis of a cardiovascular condition associated with SCD was identified in 0.3% of individual;; (cardiomyopathy, n=6; primary electrical disease, n=17; Marfan syndrome, n=4). This screening strategy demonstrated a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 93.2% and false-positive rate of 6.8% with an estimated cost of £106,141 per diagnosis made. CONCLUSIONS: Screening for conditions associated with SCD in the general population is feasible. A screening strategy incorporating the ECG and point-of-care echocardiography is associated with a high sensitivity and specificity and low false-positive rate as well as favourable cost analyses.
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Palmer, Sally. "Close encounters of the religious kind? : identifying the religious components in the literature of the alien close encounter phenomenon." Thesis, University of Kent, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.342159.
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丹下, 智香子, and Chikako Tange. "死生観の展開." 名古屋大学教育学部, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/3963.
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Dorney, Paulette Sue. "The "lived experience" of baccalaureate nursing students following the sudden death of a classmate." Thesis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3618044.
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Death is perhaps the most paramount loss an individual can experience. Many faculty, administrators, and students do not anticipate the sudden death of a student or classmate; however it is estimated that approximately 30 to 40 percent of college students experience the death of a family member or friend within two years on campus. Despite these astounding statistics, the topics of student death, grief, and bereavement are rarely discussed in faculty development workshops or addressed in nursing education journals. Much research has been devoted to end of life care among practicing nurses. Conversely, there is scant nursing research pertaining to the personal experiences and grief reactions following the loss of a friend or nursing classmate.
The aim of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the grief experiences, coping strategies, and reactions of traditional college age baccalaureate nursing students following the unanticipated, sudden death of a classmate. Purposive sampling yielded nine participants from four universities who experienced the death of their classmate within the previous nine months. The source of qualitative data included a demographic questionnaire and in-depth interviews with each participant. Interviews were digitally recorded, and verbatim transcriptions were analyzed utilizing the seven-step Colaizzi’s (1978) method. Nine major themes emerged: 1) emotional pain of grief, 2) struggling with the reality of death, 3) void in life “empty desk”, 4) university and departmental responsiveness, 5) connecting with the deceased, 6) bond of comfort and unity, 7) coping and support structures, 8) linger/dwell versus moving on, and 9) grief as a nurse.
Findings of this study support contemporary models of grief and bereavement and previous research related to peer grief. However, unique aspects of grief emerged for the nursing student. The participants reflected on their emotional struggle with grief amidst the walls of academia, acknowledging they are in a helping profession and “we cannot even help one of our own.” This study yielded a rich understanding of the grief experience of nursing students, while providing insights for policy development and supportive interventions for nursing faculty and college administrators.
Keywords: nursing education, grief and loss, bereavement, nursing student, peer grief, sudden death
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BRAGA, RAFAELA COSTA. "HOME DEATH: THE EXPERIENCE OF PRIMARY FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF CANCER PATIENTS IN PALLIATIVE CARE." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2018. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=34667@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
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PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTITUIÇÕES COMUNITÁRIAS DE ENSINO PARTICULARES
Apesar da filosofia paliativista defender o direito do doente de escolher o local do óbito, existe uma valorização do óbito em domicílio e uma política de desospitalização nas unidades de saúde com o objetivo de otimizar recursos, diminuir os riscos de infecção hospitalar e favorecer o bem-estar do paciente. Entretanto, óbito no domicílio não é por si só indicativo de qualidade da assistência prestada. Torna-se importante saber como ocorreu o processo de morrer. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a experiência de acompanhamento do processo de morte no domicílio para o cuidador familiar principal de paciente oncológico adulto em cuidados paliativos. Para tal, discutiu-se sobre as seguintes temáticas: a relação do ser humano com a morte e o morrer a partir de referenciais sócio antropológicos, os estudos contemporâneos sobre o luto e as especificidades dos cuidados ao fim de vida no domicílio. Utilizou-se a metodologia qualitativa de pesquisa, submetendo o material discursivo das entrevistas a uma análise de conteúdo. Conclusão: Constatou-se que a abordagem quanto às decisões de fim de vida costuma ser tardia e prevalece a falta de diálogo sobre o assunto entre o paciente e a família. Portanto, as escolhas são majoritariamente da família. Sobrecarga, bem como dificuldades durante a alimentação e os curativos foram alguns dos desafios enfrentados pelos cuidadores familiares principais. A experiência foi avaliada de forma positiva pela maioria dos entrevistados, havendo valorização do suporte da equipe de assistência domiciliar e da oportunidade de usufruir do convívio familiar. Contudo, para alguns o domicílio permaneceu impregnado de lembranças do período de adoecimento e do momento da morte.
Although the palliative philosophy defends the patient s right to choose the place of death, there is a valuation of death at home and a policy of dehospitalization in the health units with the objective of optimizing resources, reducing the risks of hospital infection and favoring the well-being of the patient. However, death at home is not in itself indicative of the quality of care provided. It becomes important to know how the dying process occurred. The objective of this study was to investigate the experience of monitoring the death process at home for the main family caregiver of an adult oncologic patient in palliative care. For that, the following themes were discussed: the relation of the human being with death and dying from socio-anthropological references, the contemporary studies on grief and the specifics of end-of-life care at home. The qualitative research methodology was used, subjecting the discursive material of the interviews to a content analysis. Conclusion: It was found that the approach to end-of-life decisions is usually late and there is a lack of dialogue on the subject between the patient and the family. Burden, as well as difficulties during feeding and dressing were some of the challenges faced by leading family caregivers. The experience was evaluated in a positive way by most of the interviewees, valuing the support of the home care team and the opportunity to enjoy family life. However, for some the household remained impregnated with memories of the period of illness and the time of death.
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Silveira, Eveline Maria PerdigÃo. "Meanings of life and death for children with experience of homelessness: a social poetics." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2009. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=5431.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorO Brasil à um paÃs marcado pela violÃncia. Ela tem vitimizado grande parte da populaÃÃo, em especial jovens com menos de 19 anos, na maioria negros e pobres. Muitos destes jovens encontram-se nas ruas em busca do prÃprio sustento e da famÃlia, enquanto constroem um modo prÃprio de existÃncia, pautado em formas mÃltiplas de sociabilidade. Em torno deles circulam preconceitos e mitos que apontam em diversas direÃÃes, mas que falam de uma sociedade marcada por enormes diferenÃas sociais, que nÃo assume a responsabilidade por suas prÃprias crianÃas e adolescentes em situaÃÃo de vulnerabilidade social e pessoal, e que sequer os reconhece como sujeitos. A existÃncia destes sujeitos que compÃem o territÃrio urbano incomoda a muitos e, por vezes, tem provocado discussÃes em torno da revisÃo do Estatuto da CrianÃa e do Adolescente, da necessidade de se âlimparâ a cidade, trancafiando-os em prisÃes e reformatÃrios ou atà exterminÃ-los. Trata-se de idÃias que se fundamentam na concepÃÃo de que estas crianÃas e adolescentes sÃo seres incorrigÃveis, visto que sÃo afeitos ao mal, nÃo valorizam a vida e nada temem, nem mesmo a morte.Esta tese, Sentidos de Vida e Morte pra Meninos com ExperiÃncia de Moradia de Rua, se propÃe a discutir sobre os mecanismos que geram estes entendimentos em torno de crianÃas e adolescentes com experiÃncia de moradia de rua, referendando-se em Foucault, Deleuze, Guattari e Rolnik, autores que concebem o socius como usina de produÃÃo de verdades, realidades e subjetividades. Nesta perspectiva, ela objetiva tambÃm conhecer os sentidos que estes jovens atribuem à vida e à morte, com o intuito de romper com os mitos e modelizaÃÃes que intentam defini-los. O que seria a vida para crianÃas e adolescentes que pautam uma sociabilidade no complexo espaÃo urbano? Como estes jovens concebem a prÃpria existÃncia? Que sentidos atribuem à morte? O que hà de vida na morte? O que hà de morte na vida? Por que â e para que â viver? Por que â e para que â morrer? Estas sÃo as perguntas norteadoras deste estudo. Como proposta teÃrico-metodolÃgica de investigaÃÃo, optou-se pela SociopoÃtica, em virtude de ela conceber o pensar como um exercÃcio em que se articulam conceitos e afetos, alÃm de introduzir o grupo como unidade de referÃncia na produÃÃo de conhecimento, aqui entendido como o grupo-pesquisador. à guisa dos resultados da pesquisa, o grupo-pesquisador produziu conceitos plurais em torno da vida e da morte, os quais foram interpretados à luz do pensamento complexo de Morin. Dentre os conceitos produzidos destacam-se vida e morte como caminhos articulados ao bem e ao mal; vida e morte furacÃes, vida-labirinto, vida-jogo, morte-revelaÃÃo, morte-ponte-escura, casa-escura, monstro destruidor, manifestando o quanto a violÃncia tem marcado as formas de subjetivaÃÃo de crianÃas e adolescentes com experiÃncia de moradia de rua.
Brazil is a country marked by violence. It has victimized a large population, particularly young age of 19, mostly black and poor. Many of these young people are on the streets in pursuit of their own living and family, while building their own way of existence, based on multiple forms of sociability. Around them circle prejudices and myths that point in different directions, but they speak of a society marked by huge social disparities, which assumes no responsibility for their own children and adolescents in situations of social vulnerability and personal, and not even recognize them as social subjects.The existence of these subjects that make up the urban territory bothers many and sometimes has led discussions on the revision of the Statute for Children and Adolescents, the need for "clean" the city, shutting them in prisons and reformatories or to exterminate them. These are ideas that are based on the notion that these children and teens are incorrigible beings, since they are accustomed to evil, do not value life and fear nothing, not even death. This thesis, Meanings of Life and Death for Children with Experience House Street, aims to discuss on the mechanisms that generate these understandings about children and adolescents with experience of street housing, endorsing on Foucault, Deleuze, Guattari and Rolnik, authors who design the socius as a factory for the production of truths, realities and subjectivities. In this perspective, it also aims to understand the meanings they attach to the young life and death, with the intention of breaking with the myths and model calculations that attempt to define them. What would life for children and adolescents who guided a complex sociality in urban space? How these young people perceive their own existence? What meanings attributed to death? What's life in death? What is death in life? Why - and what - live? Why - and what - to die? These are the questions guiding this study. As the theoretical and methodological investigation, we chose to Poetry Society because of her design thinking as an exercise in which they articulate concepts and feelings, and introduces the group as a reference in the knowledge production, defined here as the group researcher. By way of research results, the research group produced around plural concepts of life and death, which were interpreted in light of the complex thought of Morin. Among the concepts produced stand out life and death as articulated pathways to good and evil, life and hurricanes death, life-maze, game, life, death, revelation, death bridge dark, dark house, monster destroyer, expressing how much violence has marked the forms of subjectivity of children and adolescents with experience of housing street.
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Tatterton, Michael Jefferson. "How grandparents experience the death of a grandchild who had a life limiting condition." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.730252.
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Traditionally, family-centred, children's hospice care extends to parents and siblings of children with life limiting conditions. Few studies have focused on the needs of grandparents, who play an increasing role in the families of children with life limiting conditions. Aim: To explore the experience of grandparents during the life, and following the death of a grandchild with a life limiting condition. Methods: A purposive sampling technique was used to recruit participants who: (i) identified themselves as fulfilling a grandparenting role; (ii) were bereaved for between six and 24 months; (iii) had a grandchild that died from a life limiting condition. Grandparents who were the principal carers of the deceased grandchild were excluded. Semi-structured, individual, face-to-face interviews were conducted and audio- recorded in participants' own homes. Field notes were taken during and immediately following the interviews. Interviews were transcribed and interpretative phenomenological analysis used to analyse the resultant data. Findings: Seven individuals participated in this study. Findings indicated a number of contextual factors that affected the experience of bereaved grandparents, including intergenerational bonds, identity and perceived changes in role following the death of their grandchild. Bearing witness to the suffering of their child and an inability to 'make things better' were recurrent themes. The essence of grandparents' experiences was interpreted as focusing on fulfilling a parenting role to their child. Conclusions and implications: The research identified that the primary motivation of grandparental support stems from their role as a parent, and not as a grandparent. The breadth of pain experienced by grandparents is complicated by the multigenerational positions they occupy within the family. The transition from before to after death exacerbated the experience of pain. The findings from this study suggest the development of practice to better understand and support grandparents of children with a life limiting condition during life, in addition to bereavement support.
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Reilly, Melissa. "The Lived Experience of Grief After the Death of a Long-Term Companion Animal." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1527018092359502.
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Kegel, Claudia. "Balinese nurse's experience of patient death : Viewed in the light of their cultural background." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-5364.
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Background: Nursing is a profession in which one will face death in different circumstances,and how the nurse will be affected by the death of their patient may vary with the nurses’ cultural and religious background. Bali-Hinduism is the most practised religion on Bali in Indonesia, permeating the inhabitants’ day-to-day life. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore Balinese nurses’ experiences of the death of a patient in their care, in the light of their cultural surroundings and background. Method: Semi-structured interviews analysed with qualitative content analysis. The material was organized in themes and subthemes. The participants were one male and three female nurses from a private hospital in Denpasar, Indonesia. Results: The results showed that the Balinese nurses were leaning rather heavily on their religious beliefs in their daily work, and that their cultural situations greatly affect their way of coping with patients’ deaths. Three major themes emerged during the analysis: cultural and religious aspects, emotional reactions to patients’ deaths, and factors that aid coping. Discussion: Many of the ideas the nurses expressed could be further understood when learning more about Balinese culture and Bali-Hinduism, for example the notion that the physical health of a person is closely related to the will and intention of that person. Similar to Parse’s view of the human being, the Balinese perceive the human being as a versatile and complex being, connected to and affected by various aspects such as background, culture, surroundings, religious context, education, family and other human beings. The results were discussed in comparison to recent research on the subject and to Parse’s theory of humanbecoming.Bakgrund: Att arbeta som sjuksköterska innebär att möta döden i olika situationer, och hur sjuksköterskan reagerar på sin patients bortgång varierar med sjuksköterskans kulturella och religiösa bakgrund. Denna studie fokuserar på den balinesiska sjuksköterskans upplevelser och undersöker vad för slags copingstrategier hon använder. Bali-Hinduism är den mest utbredda religionen på Bali i Indonesien, och genomsyrar invånarnas vardag. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka balinesiska sjuksköterskors upplevelser av patienters död, i ljuset av deras kulturella omgivning och bakgrund. Metod: Semistrukturerade intervjuer som analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultaten diskuterades i jämförelse med aktuell forskning och Parses teori om humanbecoming. Resultat: Resultatet visar att balinesiska sjuksköterskor förlitar sig på religionen i hög grad i det dagliga arbetet, och att deras kulturella sammanhang kraftigt påverkar deras sätt att handskas med patienters död. Tre teman framträdde under analysen: kulturella och religiösa aspekter, sjuksköterskan och döden och faktorer som stödjer coping. Diskussion: Många av de tankar som de balinesiska sjuksköterskorna uttryckte kunde förstås djupare vid inhämtning av mer kunskap om den balinesiska kulturen och Bali-Hinduism, exempelvis föreställningen att en persons fysiska hälsa är nära sammankopplad med hennes vilja och intention. I likhet med Parses syn på människan, ser balineserna människan som en föränderlig och komplex varelse som är ansluten till och påverkas av olika faktorer såsom bakgrund, kultur, omgivning, religiös kontext, utbildning, familj och andra människor.
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Cholette, Meghan Elizabeth. "Exploring the Meaning of the Paternal Experience of Perinatal Loss: A Phenomenological Study." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/265363.
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The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the paternal experience of perinatal loss. Perinatal loss is a significant life experience for childbearing families and this study helped to reveal the meaning of the paternal experience, how meaning was constructed and what factors both contributed and/or hindered coping following the loss. Although extensive research in grief and loss has been conducted there existed a significant knowledge gap related to the experience of perinatal loss and even more of a paucity concerning the understanding of the paternal experience. A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was conducted with a purposeful sample of seven fathers who had experienced a perinatal loss. These fathers helped provide a basis for understanding through partaking in interviews conducted in a venue chosen by fathers. Data analysis involved procedures with roots in Heideggerian traditions of phenomenology, to allow for meaning interpretation of the father's narratives. The analysis resulted in four shared meanings 1) Perinatal Loss - Unexpected Reality, 2) Acknowledgment and Remembrance, 3) Significance and Strength and 4) Crisis, which consisted of 12 themes (World Falling Apart, Absolute Shock, Stoicism, Wishing for Answers, Silent Shelter, Concern for Wife, Communication, Time Heals - Though Never Forgotten, Continued Support and Understanding, Life Changing Moment, Opportunity of Growth and Avoidable Choice). Results indicated that fathers felt ill prepared for this unexpected life event and that they needed to remain strong or to live up to perceived expectations. Although the loss was never forgotten, through reflection, communication and continued support and understanding healing transpired over time and crisis was an avoidable choice. Further exploration of the paternal experience of perinatal loss with varying socio-cultural backgrounds, younger aged population group as well as different religious and cultural backgrounds is recommended. Research is also indicated to explore: 1) educational interventions focusing on both short and long term supportive care to bereaved families, 2) the impact of substantive bereavement programs on healing and meaning-making, 3) the impact of a perinatal loss experience on other members of the family unit, and 4) the impact of recurrent perinatal loss to a family.
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McRitchie, Robyn. "How do adults with mild learning disabilities experience bereavement and grief? : a qualitative exploration." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6297.
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Background: The vast majority of research into the experiences of people with learning disabilities (LD) in regard to bereavement and grief involves the collection of data from second-hand sources, or via quantitative measures. This qualitative study aimed to explore the lived experiences of bereavement and grief in a group of adults with mild LD. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 13 adults (aged 20-72 years) with mild LD who had experienced bereavement within the last 3 years. Data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Results: Qualitative analysis highlighted 4 themes which mediated individuals’ experience of bereavement and grief: (1) Intra- and inter-personal experiences, (2) Core beliefs about life and death, (3) Level of inclusion, and (4) Continuing relationship with the deceased. Participants also showed an ability to evaluate their lived experience in terms of having been helpful or otherwise. Conclusions: Overall, the findings suggest that individuals with mild LD experience bereavement and grief in a manner much like the general population, in that they experience a wide range of oscillating emotions, are subject to the same (if not more) losses, and hold similar values when it comes to maintaining their relationship with the deceased. The study endorses the role of clear and open communication, the facilitation of informed choice, and a culture of inclusion.
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Schön, Erika, and Michelle Sandblad. "När döden sker plötsligt och oväntat : Sjuksköterskans upplevelser av situationen." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för hälsa och välfärd, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-30932.
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Plötslig och oväntad död är något sjuksköterskan kan komma att uppleva i sitt yrkesverksamma liv. Plötslig och oväntad död innebär att en person avlider oväntat och att döden inträffar upp till 24 timmar efter symtomdebut, oberoende på om tidigare symtom på bakomliggande sjukdom är känd. Syftet med studien var att belysa sjuksköterskans upplevelser av patienters plötsliga och oväntade död. Det gjordes genom en litteraturstudie som innebär att på ett systematisk sätt identifiera och undersöka vetenskapliga artiklar. Många sjuksköterskor upplever känslor såsom sorg, skuld och otillräcklighet vid patienters plötsliga och oväntade död. Det är först när rätt tid och plats ges som sjuksköterskan får lov att ge utlopp för sina känslor. Dessutom har anhörigas reaktioner en stark inverkan på sjuksköterskans upplevelse av den egna kapaciteten. Copingstrategier är av vikt, både för att kunna möta anhöriga men även för att kunna hantera de egna känslorna. Mer forskning bör genomföras eftersom att plötslig och oväntad död är en händelse som upplevs vara svårhanterlig för sjuksköterskan. Också utbildning i hanteringen av plötsliga och oväntade dödsfall är av betydelse då det är något som sjuksköterskan kan komma att ställas inför och på grund av att kunskapen inom ämnet är bristfällig.Sudden and unexpected death is something that the nurse may experience in his or her professional life. Sudden and unexpected death means that a person dies unexpectedly and that the death occurs within 24 hours after the first symptoms, regardless whether an underlying disease is known. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the nurses’ experience of patients sudden and unexpected death. This was done by a literature research which means that in a systematic way identify and examine scientific articles. Many nurses are experiencing feelings such as grief, guilt and inadequacy when a patient sudden and unexpected dies. It is only when the right time and place is given that the nurse is allowed to vent his or her own feelings. In addition, the reactions from relatives have a strong impact on the nurse’s experience of his or her own capacity. Coping strategies are of importance, both in beeing able to meet relatives but also to be able to manage his or her own emotions. More research should be conducted since sudden and unexpected death is an event that is perceived as difficult to handle for the nurse. Education in handling sudden and unexpected deaths is of importance since it is something that the nurse probably will encounter and because the knowledge within the subject is inadequate.
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Turner, Roseanne Elizabeth. "Critical care nurses' experience of the sudden unexpected death of a patient : a phenomenological study." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2964.
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Wieruszowski, Leanne Clare. "The experiences of adolescents dealing with parental loss through death." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01092009-165934.
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Turner, Wendy G. "Euthanasia of the companion animal :|bunderstanding the pet owner's experience /." The Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487951214937499.
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Exley, Catherine Elizabeth. "Living with cancer : living with dying : the individual's experience." Thesis, Coventry University, 1998. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/94145345-36cc-92ad-7d6f-f8aae99dc41d/1.
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This thesis explores the experience of living with cancer and a terminal prognosis from the dying individual's perspective. It is based on qualitative sociological research. My study group comprised nineteen hospice patients, eighteen women and one man, aged 27 to 67, all of whom had been diagnosed with cancer. Thirty focused interviews were conducted; each respondent was interviewed at least once with a sub-group being interviewed a second or third time dependent upon symptoms, willingness to participate again and the need to explore issues further. My thesis is a sociological account of respndents' views and experiences. Its focus is the management and negotiation of dying and death at an individual level. A central tenet of my thesis is how self-identity is constructed and negotiated in different social encounters, in both the public and the private sphere. With reference to the public sphere I consider respondents' experiences of communicating with health professionals, and the difficulties they encountered. Within this discussion I look at how respondents constructed understandings of their illness within the context of their own biographies. I also discuss individuals' experiences of treatment, and the choices they made about this. In addition, I examine respondents' hopes and fears for their own deaths, and I suggest the notion of a 'good enough' death may be useful in interpreting their views. Repsondents perceived they had a spoiled identity as a result of their cancer and dying status. As a result, they spent a great deal of time and effort engaging in emotional work, in order to reassert their more valued roles. Much has been written about the emotional work of paid and unpaid carers. Here I suggest attention must also be given to the work of dying individuals themselves. However, I do not conceive of this emotional work as selfless, rather I suggest such work has benefits for individuals themselves. Emotional work enabled them to reaffirm or renegotiate more valued self-identities while alive, but in addition, I suggest that it also meant that respondents were able to contribute towards their own 'disembodied' after-death identities.
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Skoglund, Ida, and Jönsson Helena Mossberg. "Att överleva ett hjärtstopp; : en litteraturbaserad studie om vuxna personers erfarenheter." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för omvårdnad - grundnivå, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-12395.
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Background: Every year 10,000 people in Sweden suffer from a cardiac arrest. The chance to survive increases and also the lifespan. Having suffered a cardiac arrest means a change in everyday life, both emotionally and physically. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe adult people’s experiences after surviving a cardiac arrest. Method: A qualitative literature-based study. An analysis of nine qualitative articles was carried out. Results: Three main themes emerged; near death-experience, a changed body and to get a functioning everyday. The results showed that life after the cardiac arrest meant a major transformation. To suffer a near-death experience affected the people and there was a reprioritisations of everyday life. It was found that bodily changes created an insecurity and it was perceived as difficulty when the energy was not enough. Conclusion: People who survived a cardiac arrest are in need of support from the health care.
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Friedman, Mark David. "The holocaust survivor's experience of death and dying : a model for social work assessment and intervention." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29554.
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This paper investigates whether or not the experience of survivors of the Holocaust through the dying process follow the stages and tasks of dying as defined in the theoretical literature and the ramifications this has for the social worker serving these individuals and their families. The methodology employed was a library search to overlay the literature on death and dying upon the literature concerning Holocaust survivors. The study concludes that, for the most part, there is little congruence between the theories of dying and the coping mechanisms of the Holocaust survivor and that a different model of death and dying is required for this population. In order to provide a preliminary model and guide workers who might encounter terminally ill survivors and their families as patients and clients, approaches for engagement, assessment, and intervention are proposed and analyzed.
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Ripps, Paula. "The psychological relationship between death loss and the experience of the bereaved employee in the workplace." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186095.
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This study examined the emotional, social, and organizational experience of the bereaved employee who returned to the workplace after a death loss. The study included four hundred and eighteen participants who had responded to an anonymous survey. All the participants had experienced a death loss while they were employed. The study questions were designed to present information rather than define cause and effect. The research questions were: (1) What does the business community offer in terms of bereavement support? (2) What experiences are reported by the employee after a death loss? (3) What costs to the employer may be associated with an employee in bereavement? (4) What suggestions could be offered to the business community as a result of this survey? Study findings revealed that most businesses did offer some form of bereavement policy. The policy, however, was time limited, limited to certain relationships, and not sufficient to account for the time off work needed by the bereaved. Subjective comments also indicated that understanding, education and compassion in the business community toward the process of grief, would yield a better employee and business. The costs to the employer included lost wages, lost work productivity, termination of employees and increased use of insurance benefits. Further research to validate this beginning information is necessary to formulate change in society. Survey instruments precisely designed to measure cause and effect will have a greater impact in demonstrating the necessity of bereavement support in the workplace.
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Goggin, Mary. "The lived experience of parents following the death of a twin in the perinatal neonatal period." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2011. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/090ff076-bee3-4b7a-bc3f-2ec43498736e.
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This thesis reports a phenomenological study of seven parents’ lived experience following the death of a twin in the perinatal/ neonatal period. It gives consideration to the issues important to the study. It provides a literature search to situate the study in the field of evolving bereavement theory and in the context of twin loss. A number of questions have been raised that led to the formulation of the research question (page 63). The descriptive phenomenological methodology adopted provides a framework for my ontological and epistemological positions. Through the method of analysis of the data from semi-structured interviews, the essence of the phenomenon was elicited and the fundamental structure was established.
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Marquez, Maria Victoria. "Mules, Quicksilver, and a `Glorious Death’: Bourbon Peru from the Experience of Tucuman’s (Ad)venture Merchants." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1370134688.
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Shushan, Gregory. "Universalism and culture-specificity in conceptions of the afterlife in early civilisations and near-death experience." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683275.
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O'Donnell, Lisa. "The death of bees and closed doors : exploring the impact of experience and trauma in creative writing." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2018. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34735/.
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A Ph.D. by publication comprising two of my books The Death Of Bees and Closed Doors exploring the impact of experience on creative writing practices and techniques used when writing from personal experience. The exegesis is accompanied by a reflective and critical examination aiming to analyze how authors creatively translate experience into their work. Reflecting on my own creative process, I propose a critical inspection of the autobiographical and the personal influences that impacted the creation of various narrative personas behind The Death Of Bees and Closed Doors. Specifically, this thesis reveals the negotiation between real and fictive in order to preserve the truth. The exegesis will also look at how an experiential autoethnographic approach can raise awareness of key social and political issues through the invention of narrative derived from recognizable experiences. In conclusion, I propose narrative persona is inextricably linked to personal experience in all my published work and this contention can be proved within the exegesis, meaningfully contributing to literary discussion regards creative techniques used by authors to translate the autobiographic in their creative work. This unique research and revelation reinvigorates the debate around the impact of creatively sharing trauma in fiction and the effect this has on the reader seeking authentic narratives reflecting a shared and universal experience.