De närståendes resa mot att släppa taget
En litteraturstudie om närståendes upplevelser inom den palliativa vården
Close onesGriefLiterature studyPalliative careSufferingLidandeLitteraturstudieNärståendePalliativ vårdSorg
Background: People who is close to patients suffering from incurable diseases experiences both suffering and grief. It is hard to be there for someone and at the same time handle your own grief. This can create feeling of anxiety, stress and guilt. Problem: Near related persons might not accept the further loss of someone near, the hope remains until it is final. They may not know the whole width of the situation, not acknowledge to the patient or himself how it is going to end. Aim: The aim with the literature study was to describe close ones experiences of suffering and grief within the palliative care. Method: The study is a qualitative analysis of autobiographies written by people close to patients in the palliative care. Result: The study shows how close ones can be spared suffering and grief through kind treatment and empathic personnel. The result shows a great individual dissemination when feelings are to be worked trough and grief gets to the surface and is accepted. Conclusion: To be close to someone in the end of his or her life wakes hard and irrational feelings and thoughts in people. To handle your own experiences and feelings is difficult. To support these persons due to their individual needs is a crucial part in reducing there suffering.