Rodger Martin L, Sherwood Patricia, O'Connor Moira, Leslie Gavin
Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
Omega (Westport). 2006;54(2):107-33. doi: 10.2190/w423-0132-r010-14j7.
This research project explored grief and its impact upon men and women who have experienced the sudden and unanticipated death of his or her partner. It included what grief meant to them, how it was manifested in his or her everyday lives and how his or her partner's death had impacted upon his or her relationship with themselves, with others and the world. A Husserlian phenomenological approach was used to explore the experiences of the ten women and five men whose partner had died up to five years prior to being interviewed. The need for the surviving partner to continue to participate in everyday life placed great strain upon the internal resources of the surviving partner. The surviving partner needed to reinvent him or herself, in an attempt to become independent and regain functionality, whilst dealing with the sadness and loss that they had experienced. The surviving partner discovered that a new life order emerged that included hope, optimism, planning for the future and perhaps the prospect of a new relationship. The death of a partner left the surviving partner with a loss that would always be a part of them, with the memories of his or her relationship being maintained within them that will never be replaced by somebody else. The results of this research project reinforce the need for ongoing education of the community in grief and bereavement issues in order to increase the awareness of the support needs of the bereaved person. The length of time and amount of energy required to incorporate the experience into the survivor's life, is greatly underestimated by the community, and perhaps by some of the health and caring professionals. Colonial and hospital based bereavement support services need to be established and be proactive using outreach programs, actively offering the suddenly bereaved partner and family support and information.
本研究项目探讨了悲伤及其对经历伴侣突然意外死亡的男性和女性的影响。研究内容包括悲伤对他们意味着什么，悲伤如何在他们的日常生活中表现出来，以及伴侣的死亡如何影响他们与自己、他人以及世界的关系。采用胡塞尔现象学方法，对10名女性和5名男性进行了研究，这些人的伴侣在接受访谈前已去世长达5年。幸存伴侣需要继续参与日常生活，这给他们的内在资源带来了巨大压力。幸存伴侣需要重塑自我，试图变得独立并恢复功能，同时应对他们所经历的悲伤和失落。幸存伴侣发现出现了一种新的生活秩序，其中包括希望、乐观、对未来的规划，或许还有建立新关系的可能性。伴侣的死亡给幸存伴侣留下了一种永远属于他们的失落感，他们与伴侣关系的记忆将永远保留在心中，永远不会被他人取代。本研究项目的结果强化了对社区进行悲伤和丧亲问题持续教育的必要性，以提高对丧亲者支持需求的认识。社区，或许还有一些健康和护理专业人员，大大低估了将这种经历融入幸存者生活所需的时间和精力。需要建立基于社区和医院的丧亲支持服务，并通过外展项目积极主动地为突然丧亲的伴侣和家庭提供支持和信息。
