"He's on his dying bed": Next-of-kin's experiences of the dying body.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Taylor and Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8506890 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1091-7683 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07481187 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Death Stud
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <1988- > : Washington, D.C. : Taylor and Francis
      Original Publication: Washington, D.C. : Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1985-
    • Subject Terms:
      Family/*psychology ; Family Relations/*psychology; Bereavement ; Caregivers/psychology ; Female ; Funeral Rites/psychology ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Professional-Family Relations ; Terminal Care/psychology ; Terminal Care/standards ; United States ; Veterans ; Visitors to Patients/psychology
    • Abstract:
      For family members of dying patients who have grown accustomed to providing daily body care, the transition from home to hospital is stressful. The authors used the experiences surrounding death for 78 U.S. veterans who died in a Veterans Affairs hospital. The research is based on interviews conducted with the decedent's next-of-kin. Secondary qualitative analysis of previously-coded transcribed interviews was used. Themes of social disorganization and a loss of control over the body emerged. Next-of-kin experienced the physical and functional breakdown of their loved one's body. Understanding the nature of the loss of control may help alleviate the loss of control may help alleviate the strain on families.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20150619 Date Completed: 20170109 Latest Revision: 20170110
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/07481187.2015.1056565
    • Accession Number:
      26086748