The importance of the story to promote hope and life courage in the face of serious illness
| Autor: | Kjersti Sunde Mæhre |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
courage to live
samhandlingsreformen media_common.quotation_subject critically ill patients Face (sociological concept) Nursing narratives alvorlig syk pasient Narrative Courage media_common Research method lcsh:RT1-120 the Coordination Reform lcsh:Nursing VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 elderly nursing home residents the Coordination Reform livsmot fortelling sykehjem Critically ill Qualitative interviews Illness narratives livsmot VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 Nursing homes Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2019) Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning; Vol 15 No 2 (2019): Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning; 16 Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning; Årg 15 Nr 2 (2019): Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning; 16 |
| ISSN: | 1891-2982 1504-3614 |
| DOI: | 10.7557/14.4605 |
| Popis: | The importance of the story to promote hope and life courage in the face of serious illnessIn connection with my PhD (Mæhre, 2017), I conducted qualitative interviews with five critically ill patients in an enhanced ward of a nursing home, based on the Coordination Reform. The purpose of the interviews was to increase understanding of patient experiences of the ward, and their perceived challenges and needs for assistance. The research method was a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. The essay is based on one of the patient interviews, which has been rewritten as a narrative. This narrative emphasizes how the patient has fought against her illness, and her need to be seen as herself as a person and not understood in terms of a diagnosis. The illness narrative becomes part of her life story. The article highlights opportunities for narratives in the face of serious illness. The narrative reveals how a changed life situation, despite severe illness, can add courage and joy to life, but also how it can lead to hopelessness, doubt, and uncertainty. |
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