| Literature DB >> 23341445 |
Tan Seng Beng1, Ng Chong Guan, Lim Kheng Seang, Subramaniam Pathmawathi, Moy Foong Ming, Lim Ee Jane, Loh Ee Chin, Lam Chee Loong.
Abstract
A qualitative study was conducted with semi-structured interviews to explore the experiences of suffering in 15 palliative care informal caregivers in University Malaya Medical Centre. The data were thematically analyzed. Seven basic themes were generated (1) empathic suffering, (2) anticipatory grief, (3) obsessive-compulsive suffering, (4) helpless-powerless suffering, (5) obligatory suffering, (6) impedimental suffering, and (7) repercussion suffering. A model of compassion suffering was conceptualized from the analysis. This model may serve as a guide in the assessment and management of suffering in palliative care informal caregivers.Entities:
Keywords: Malaysia; analysis; distress; informal caregivers; palliative care; psychosocial issues; suffering; thematic
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23341445 DOI: 10.1177/1049909112473633
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hosp Palliat Care ISSN: 1049-9091 Impact factor: 2.500