Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5868463 | European Journal of Oncology Nursing | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The significant others' experiences can be viewed as a transition process, beginning with a sense of dislocation in life and continuing through struggling, enduring and conquering the consequences of the altered life situation until finally approaching a point characterized by a sense of stability. Different strategies of adjustment and adaptation to the new living conditions are considered. Furthermore, the results indicate the need to develop a framework for family-centered health care in order to enhance the wellbeing for the significant others both in the anticipatory grief phase and during the bereavement phase.
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Authors
Susanna Pusa, Carina Persson, Karin Sundin,