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Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward
AIM: To investigate the lived experience of being a relative to a patient admitted to an acute neurological ward to bring knowledge of what is essential to them. DESIGN: The study takes a phenomenological–hermeneutic approach. METHODS: Data were gathered through six individual semi‐structured interv...
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.481 |
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author | Hesselvig, Lærke Toft Beck, Malene Simony, Charlotte |
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description | AIM: To investigate the lived experience of being a relative to a patient admitted to an acute neurological ward to bring knowledge of what is essential to them. DESIGN: The study takes a phenomenological–hermeneutic approach. METHODS: Data were gathered through six individual semi‐structured interviews with relatives from an acute neurological ward. A three‐levelled analysis and interpretation inspired by Paul Ricoeur's philosophy was applied. RESULTS: Two main themes were identified: To make yourself strong while feeling vulnerable inside and To live in a changed everyday life. Within these themes, the connection between the relatives and the patients appeared to be a relationship of love. In this relationship, the relatives experience existential vulnerability. The lives of relatives undergo a difficult upheaval, which is challenged by deep emotional feelings. However, to be able to be there for their loved ones they are sheltering under a shield of love. |
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spelling | pubmed-73086842020-06-24 Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward Hesselvig, Lærke Toft Beck, Malene Simony, Charlotte Nurs Open Research Articles AIM: To investigate the lived experience of being a relative to a patient admitted to an acute neurological ward to bring knowledge of what is essential to them. DESIGN: The study takes a phenomenological–hermeneutic approach. METHODS: Data were gathered through six individual semi‐structured interviews with relatives from an acute neurological ward. A three‐levelled analysis and interpretation inspired by Paul Ricoeur's philosophy was applied. RESULTS: Two main themes were identified: To make yourself strong while feeling vulnerable inside and To live in a changed everyday life. Within these themes, the connection between the relatives and the patients appeared to be a relationship of love. In this relationship, the relatives experience existential vulnerability. The lives of relatives undergo a difficult upheaval, which is challenged by deep emotional feelings. However, to be able to be there for their loved ones they are sheltering under a shield of love. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-04-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7308684/ /pubmed/32587728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.481 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Hesselvig, Lærke Toft Beck, Malene Simony, Charlotte Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward |
title | Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward |
title_full | Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward |
title_fullStr | Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward |
title_full_unstemmed | Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward |
title_short | Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward |
title_sort | sheltering under a shield of love—a phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.481 |
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