The need for and barriers to professional help - a qualitative study of the bereaved in Sámi areas.
| Autor: | Dyregrov, Kari, Berntsen, Gro, Silviken, Anne |
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SUICIDE & psychology
BEREAVEMENT HEALTH services accessibility HELP-seeking behavior INDIGENOUS peoples INTERVIEWING PHENOMENOLOGY PATIENT-professional relations QUESTIONNAIRES REGRESSION analysis RESEARCH RESEARCH funding ETHNOLOGY research QUALITATIVE research CULTURAL values ATTITUDES toward death FAMILY relations SOCIAL support THEMATIC analysis |
| Zdroj: | Suicidology Online; 2014, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p47-58, 12p |
| Abstrakt: | In order to secure appropriate follow-up for the bereaved after traumatic death among indigenous groups in Norway, this study aims to acquire specific and local knowledge concerning their need for help and to examine whether they do in fact seek out and receive help from the healthcare system when needed. This paper is based on the analysis of 30 in-depth interviews with Sámi bereaved who had lost a close family member to suicide, murder, accident or sudden infant death, and it rests on a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The findings indicate that most of the bereaved from Sámi areas were strongly affected by the traumatic death of a person close to them, but that they were met with barriers preventing the psychosocial follow-up that they needed. These barriers are discussed in relation to: a) the failure of traditional Sámi norms and support systems, b) shortcomings in majority (Norwegian) support systems, and c) knowledge and integration of new standards. Finally, the requirements for an optimal support service are outlined according to the needs of indigenous bereaved. The knowledge gained through the present study may be comparable and transferrable to other indigenous and minority groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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