Baliko Beverly, Tuck Inez
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2008 May;46(5):26-34. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20080501-02.
Ten adult family members of homicide victims were recruited to participate in interviews describing their experiences related to the loss of their loved ones. A phenomenological approach was used to guide data collection and analysis, resulting in the identification of four major themes. Participants described intense emotional responses and grief complicated by the suddenness, violence, and intentionality of the homicide; engagement in activities that both buffered the emotional effects of the loss and helped them purposefully integrate it into their lives; the strengthening and dissolution of relationships; and a transformative, perpetually evolving post-homicide experience that was viewed as "healing" and that was influenced by many factors. Implications of these findings for research and nursing practice are discussed.
招募了10名凶杀案受害者的成年家庭成员，让他们参与访谈，描述他们失去亲人的经历。采用现象学方法指导数据收集和分析，从而确定了四个主要主题。参与者描述了强烈的情绪反应和悲痛，这些反应因凶杀案的突发性、暴力性和蓄意性而变得更加复杂；参与一些活动，这些活动既能缓冲失去亲人带来的情感影响，又能帮助他们有目的地将其融入生活；人际关系的加强和解散；以及一种具有变革性、不断演变的凶杀案后经历，这种经历被视为“治愈”，并受到许多因素的影响。讨论了这些发现对研究和护理实践的意义。
