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  2. Uncertainties Experienced by Family Members When One Parent is Dying
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Abstract

PURPOSE:

This research examined uncertainty as a salient theme for families in which a parent was dying while receiving hospice care.

METHODS:

Interviews were conducted with 61 participants from 26 families in the parent study to explore the strategies used by adolescents with a parent in a hospice. Second interviews were conducted with 15 original participants after the death of their parent. Conventional content analysis was used to analyse data.

RESULTS:

Uncertainty was a prevalent and salient theme in the participants' stories revealing patterns about the causes, barriers, effects and strategies used to manage uncertainty.

CONCLUSION:

Uncertainties associated with the end of life can be problematic for some people, requiring attention by health professionals.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.10.488
Publication Date
2015-01-01
Publication Title
International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Volume
21
Issue
10
First Page
488
Last Page
494
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College of Nursing
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Stephenson, P., Sheehan, D., Hansen, D., & Mayo, M. (2015). Uncertainties Experienced by Family Members When One Parent is Dying (1–). International Journal of Palliative Nursing. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.10.488
Stephenson, Pamela, Denice Sheehan, Dana Hansen, and M. Mayo. 2015. “Uncertainties Experienced by Family Members When One Parent Is Dying”. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.10.488.
Stephenson, Pamela, et al. Uncertainties Experienced by Family Members When One Parent Is Dying. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 1 Jan. 2015, https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.10.488.