Nursing 4420W/X Lecture Notes - Family Caregivers, Paradigm Shift, Dokken
10 Dec 2013
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Journal article summaries relating to suffering and sorrow. Milestones of chronic sorrow: perspectives of chronically ill and bereaved persons and family caregivers. Burke, m. l. , eakes, g. g. , & hainsworth m. a. (1999). Perspectives of chronically ill and bereaved persons and family caregivers. With a background focused on family nursing, burke, eakes and hainsworth, all well-established rns, aim to dig deeper into the topic of chronic sorrow. The authors of this article discuss a definition of chronic sorrow. They have focused on the presence of pervasive grief-related feelings that have been found to occur occasionally throughout the lives of people with chronic health conditions, their family caregivers, and the bereaved. They have also discussed many triggers of chronic sorrow. Other circumstances and situations that may trigger chronic sorrow in a variety of populations are defined. Similarities and differences of the trigger events among the variety of populations are also discussed as well as support networks that are identified as helpful.
