'Living in the dragon's shadow' fathers' experiences of a child's life-limiting illness
| Autor: | Maria Gudmundsdottir, Bill Worden, Betty Davies, Paul Brenner, Stacy F. Orloff, Liz Sumner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Adult
Male Context (language use) Grounded theory Social support Fathers Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Life limiting Health care Adaptation Psychological Developmental and Educational Psychology Medicine Humans Terminally Ill Child Father-Child Relations Father-child relations Shadow (psychology) business.industry Uncertainty Social Support Clinical Psychology Chronic Disease business Social psychology Bereavement |
| Zdroj: | Death studies. 28(2) |
| ISSN: | 0748-1187 |
| Popis: | Grounded theory methods were used to study the experiences of 8 bereaved fathers whose children received care in a home-based hospice program. In-depth, unstructured interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded for themes and categories. Every aspect of fathers' lives was affected by their experiences, which were described in metaphoric terms as living in a dragon's shadow. Fathers dealt with life in the dragon's shadow by battling the dragon (the illness)--the core social process. Battling was a conscious, active, continuous process that required strength, willpower, and work. Battling occurred within the context of fathers' experiences with fathering and fatherhood and was characterized by 3 aspects: battling with uncertainty, battling with responsibility, and battling with everyday disruption. Fathers were assisted by supportive work environments and by supportive relationships with health care providers. Unsatisfactory relationships with medical personnel compounded fathers' battling with life in the dragon's shadow. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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