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Meanings and Experiences of End-of-Life Patients and Their Family Caregivers in Hospital-to-Home Transitions: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study

dc.contributor.authorPrado, Eleandro
dc.contributor.authorMarcon, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorKalinke, Luciana
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Marcelle
dc.contributor.authorBarreto, Mayckel
dc.contributor.authorTakemoto, Angelica
dc.contributor.authorBirolim, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorLaranjeira, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-20T14:36:13Z
dc.date.available2023-07-20T14:36:13Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-11
dc.descriptionFunding: This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001”. This work is also supported by FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (UIDB/05704/2020 and UIDP/05704/2020) and under the Scientific Employment Stimulus—Institutional Call—[CEECINST/00051/2018].pt_PT
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the meanings and experiences of patients with terminal chronic diseases and their caregivers, who face the imminence of death in the home environment after hospital discharge. The qualitative study used constructivist grounded theory. The participants were individuals with a terminal chronic illness, discharged to home, and their family caregivers. Data were gathered from in-depth interviews and field notes, and a comparative analysis was conducted to identify categories and codes, according to Charmaz’s theory. The sample consisted of 21 participants. Three inter-related data categories emerged: “Floating between acceptance and resistance: Perceiving the proximity of death”, “Analysing the end from other perspectives: it is in the encounter with death that life is understood” and “Accepting the path: between the love of letting go and the love of wanting to stay”. The categories translate the reconstruction of those facing end-of-life occurring in the home environment. It is amid the imminence of death that life gains intensity and talking about the finitude of life configures an opportunity to see life from other perspectives. Giving voice to individuals facing the mishaps of a terminal illness fosters the path to a comfortable death. For health professionals, it is an opportunity to provide structured and humanized care with an ethical attitude, in defence of human dignity.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPrado, E., Marcon, S., Kalinke, L., da Silva, M., Barreto, M., Takemoto, A., Birolim, M., et al. (2022). Meanings and Experiences of End-of-Life Patients and Their Family Caregivers in Hospital-to-Home Transitions: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 12987. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192012987pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192012987pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.other12987
dc.identifier.pmcPMC9602127
dc.identifier.pmid36293568
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8678
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
dc.relationCenter for Innovative Care and Health Technology
dc.relationCenter for Innovative Care and Health Technology
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/20/12987pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEnd-of-lifept_PT
dc.subjectPatientspt_PT
dc.subjectFamily caregiverspt_PT
dc.subjectGrounded theorypt_PT
dc.subjectPalliative carept_PT
dc.subjectHome carept_PT
dc.subjectTransitionspt_PT
dc.titleMeanings and Experiences of End-of-Life Patients and Their Family Caregivers in Hospital-to-Home Transitions: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCenter for Innovative Care and Health Technology
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F05704%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue20pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.familyNameLaranjeira
person.givenNameCarlos
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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