Upplevelser hos äldre närstående i samband med partners dödsfall - en litteraturöversikt
Engelsk titel: Elderly spouses experiences in connection with their partners' death - a literature review
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Författare:
Eriksson M
;
Svedlund M
Email: monica.eriksson@miun.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 27
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 07043298
Sammanfattning
Previous generations’ inherent
and natural knowledge of encouraging
routines and rituals for
mourning is no longer an obvious
part of our society of today. The
aim with this literature review
was to present elderly spouses
experience in connection with
their partners’ death. The result
has been achieved by qualitative
content analysis of eleven scientific
articles. The categories and
sub- categories that appeared
have been used to describe the
altered life situation the elderly
faced. Death involves a series of
experiences for the surviving
relatives and in order to cope
with the situation there is a need
to adapt to the different requirements.
The spouses undergo varying
stages of adjustment during
the mourning. The conclusions
from this literature review were
that elderly surviving experiences
altered over time but that loneliness
remains during a very long
space of time. Lack of social support
and close connections compose
risk factors, which have
negative influences on the mental
health. Over the years, the overall
majority of the surviving
adjusts well to the loss of their
partner.