Engelsk titel: The experience of being next of kin to a person who has recently been affected by stroke
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Författare:
Lindquist I
;
Dahlberg K
Email: ingegerd.lindquist@fhs.gu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 25
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 02103731
Sammanfattning
This phenomenological study describes
the experiences of family
members to elderly stroke victims
cared for in rehabilitation wards.
Five women, four spouses and
one daughter, were interviewed
and asked to describe what it
means to be next of kin to a person
with a recent stroke. The
interviews were conducted and
analysed within a phenomenological
approach.
The essence of the phenomenon
of being next of kin to an elderly
person with a recent stroke is
identified as experiencing a profoundly
altered way of life. Existential
doubts and anxiety concerning
both one’s own as well as
the sick person’s current situation
characterises daily life, although
signs of recovery on the sick person’s
behalf might give some
hope for the future. The relative
experiences a certain feeling of
being left out, which is seen as
threatening the family members´
feelings of affinity towards each
other. This can also bring about
a, from time to time, painful feeling
of loneliness, which is not
always relieved by social contact.
The findings are discussed from a
nursing and family nursing theory
perspective.