Three Nursing Home Residents Speak About Meaning At the End of Life

This article provides a deeper understanding of how meaning can be created in everyday life at a nursing home. It is based on a primary study concerning dignity involving 12 older people living in two nursing homes in Sweden. A secondary analysis was carried out on data obtained from three of the pr...

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Authors: Dwyer, Lise-Lotte (Author) ; Nordenfelt, Lennart (Author) ; Ternestedt, Britt-Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2008
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-109
Further subjects:B end of life
B Older people
B Palliative Care
B Dying
B Meaning
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Summary:This article provides a deeper understanding of how meaning can be created in everyday life at a nursing home. It is based on a primary study concerning dignity involving 12 older people living in two nursing homes in Sweden. A secondary analysis was carried out on data obtained from three of the primary participants interviewed over a period of time (18—24 months), with a total of 12 interviews carried out using an inductive hermeneutic approach. The study reveals that sources of meaning were created by having a sense of: physical capability, cognitive capability, being needed, and belonging. Meaning was created through inner dialogue, communication and relationships with others. A second finding is that the experience of meaning can sometimes be hard to realize.
ISSN:1477-0989
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0969733007083938