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Examining the transitions between living and dying roles at end-of-life
Death studies, Vol.43(10), pp.601-610
2019
PMID: 30285566
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Abstract
Improvements in the diagnosis and disclosure of dying mean that nowadays dying people typically live with an awareness of their status for longer than they have previously. However, little is known regarding how transitions between living and dying roles occur during this time. In this grounded theory study, we investigated role transitions at end-of-life. We found that dying people periodically foreground and background living and dying selfhoods, focus on living day-by-day and goal-by-goal and reframe dying roles with an orientation to living. We argue that with better understanding of role transitions at end-of-life more compassionate and responsive care becomes possible.
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- Title
- Examining the transitions between living and dying roles at end-of-life
- Creators
- Daniel Lowrie - James Cook UniversityRobin Ray - James Cook UniversityDavid Plummer - James Cook UniversityMatthew Yau - Tung Wah College
- Publication Details
- Death studies, Vol.43(10), pp.601-610
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 10
- Identifiers
- 991013184212302368
- Copyright
- (c) 2018 Taylor & Francis.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article