IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/jocnur/v28y2019i15-16p2790-2800.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Exploring family members’ experiences during a death process in the emergency department: A grounded theory study

Author

Listed:
  • Carme Berbís‐Morelló
  • Gerard Mora‐López
  • Marta Berenguer‐Poblet
  • Laia Raigal‐Aran
  • Pilar Montesó‐Curto
  • Carme Ferré‐Grau

Abstract

Aims and objectives To identify which are the needs arised from feelings, perceptions and experiences of the family members during any time within the death process in an emergency service of an acute care hospital, with regard to the assistance received. Background The publications refer to the needs expressed by bereaved families, who explain the support they received right after the death of a relative in an emergency service, and during the months after the tragedy. Design Qualitative study drawing on grounded theory based on Charmaz (2006). Methods Ten interviews were conducted to a member of each family, who had been in an emergency service with a relative during any of the stages of the dying process. Data were collected from September 2015–June 2016. The analysis was made while data were being collected. Three types of codification were carried out: open, axial and selective. Theoretical saturation was achieved after data collection and analysis. Results Three thematic categories emerged: the power of information/communication (a), decisions taken by professionals within the dimension of caring (b) and the humanisation of death in emergency services (c). Conclusions The quality of the information given to families in the process of death in an emergency service affects to their satisfaction. Family support must be essential in a situation of death. Institutions must guarantee standards of practice, which include orientation on the care of people in bereavement, and the commitment to provide specialised attention those families. Relevance to clinical practice Research findings reveal the need to create changes within clinical practice, regarding how to take care of the family involved in a death process in an emergency service. From the needs detected by the participants, it could be possible to implement an interventional programme, which offers the relatives the emotional support they may need.

Suggested Citation

  • Carme Berbís‐Morelló & Gerard Mora‐López & Marta Berenguer‐Poblet & Laia Raigal‐Aran & Pilar Montesó‐Curto & Carme Ferré‐Grau, 2019. "Exploring family members’ experiences during a death process in the emergency department: A grounded theory study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(15-16), pages 2790-2800, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:28:y:2019:i:15-16:p:2790-2800
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14514
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14514
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/jocn.14514?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Anita Raymond & Susan F Lee & Melissa J Bloomer, 2017. "Understanding the bereavement care roles of nurses within acute care: a systematic review," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(13-14), pages 1787-1800, July.
    2. Cara Bailey & Roger Murphy & Davina Porock, 2011. "Professional tears: developing emotional intelligence around death and dying in emergency work," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(23‐24), pages 3364-3372, December.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Carmen W. H. Chan & Meyrick C. M. Chow & Sally Chan & Robert Sanson‐Fisher & Amy Waller & Theresa T. K. Lai & Cecilia W. M. Kwan, 2020. "Nurses’ perceptions of and barriers to the optimal end‐of‐life care in hospitals: A cross‐sectional study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(7-8), pages 1209-1219, April.
    2. Behzad Imani & Sima Mohamad Khan Kermanshahi & Zohreh Vanaki & Anoshiravan Kazemnejad Lili, 2018. "Hospital nurses’ lived experiences of intelligent resilience: A phenomenological study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(9-10), pages 2031-2040, May.
    3. María del Carmen Giménez‐Espert & Vicente Javier Prado‐Gascó, 2018. "The role of empathy and emotional intelligence in nurses’ communication attitudes using regression models and fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis models," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(13-14), pages 2661-2672, July.
    4. Philip Clissett & Davina Porock & Rowan H Harwood & John RF Gladman, 2014. "The responses of healthcare professionals to the admission of people with cognitive impairment to acute hospital settings: an observational and interview study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 23(13-14), pages 1820-1829, July.
    5. Montserrat Edo‐Gual & Cristina Monforte‐Royo & Amor Aradilla‐Herrero & Joaquín Tomás‐Sábado, 2015. "Death attitudes and positive coping in Spanish nursing undergraduates: a cross‐sectional and correlational study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 24(17-18), pages 2429-2438, September.
    6. Ruishuang Zheng & Susan Fiona Lee & Melissa Jane Bloomer, 2018. "How nurses cope with patient death: A systematic review and qualitative meta‐synthesis," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(1-2), pages 39-49, January.
    7. Amor Aradilla‐Herrero & Joaquín Tomás‐Sábado & Juana Gómez‐Benito, 2014. "Perceived emotional intelligence in nursing: psychometric properties of the Trait Meta‐Mood Scale," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 23(7-8), pages 955-966, April.
    8. Cara Bailey & Alistair Hewison, 2014. "The impact of a ‘Critical Moments’ workshop on undergraduate nursing students’ attitudes to caring for patients at the end of life: an evaluation," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 23(23-24), pages 3555-3563, December.
    9. Donghyun Choi & Yonghwi Noh & Jin Sung Rha, 2019. "Work pressure and burnout effects on emergency room operations: a system dynamics simulation approach," Service Business, Springer;Pan-Pacific Business Association, vol. 13(3), pages 433-456, September.
    10. María del Carmen Giménez-Espert & Sandra Maldonado & Vicente Prado-Gascó, 2023. "Influence of Emotional Skills on Attitudes towards Communication: Nursing Students vs. Nurses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-13, March.
    11. Ana Soto-Rubio & María del Carmen Giménez-Espert & Vicente Prado-Gascó, 2020. "Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Psychosocial Risks on Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and Nurses’ Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-14, October.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:28:y:2019:i:15-16:p:2790-2800. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2702 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.