End of Life : A Family Narrative
Joint Authors
Moss, Sidney Z.
Moss, Miriam S.
Black, Helen K.
Rubinstein, Robert L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
This paper is based on ethnographic research that examines family reaction to an elderly husband and father's end of life.
From a group of 30 families in our study (family defined as a widow aged 70 and over and two adult biological children between the ages of 40 and 60), we offer an extreme case example of family bereavement.
We report our findings through the open-ended responses of a widow and two children who were interviewed ten months after the death of the husband and father.
Three general themes emerged: (1) how the family imputes meaning to the end of life, (2) changes in the roles of family members, and (3) the family's ways of coping with the death, particularly through their belief system.
A key finding is that the meaning family members find in their loved one's death is tied to the context of his death (how and where he died), their perception of his quality of life as a whole, and their philosophical, religious, and spiritual beliefs about life, death, and the afterlife that are already in place.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Black, Helen K.& Moss, Miriam S.& Rubinstein, Robert L.& Moss, Sidney Z.. 2011. End of Life : A Family Narrative. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Black, Helen K.…[et al.]. End of Life : A Family Narrative. Journal of Aging Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Black, Helen K.& Moss, Miriam S.& Rubinstein, Robert L.& Moss, Sidney Z.. End of Life : A Family Narrative. Journal of Aging Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446821
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-446821