Holtslander Lorraine, Duggleby Wendy
College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
J Women Aging. 2010;22(2):109-24. doi: 10.1080/08952841003716147.
The psychosocial context of bereavement for older women who were caregivers for a spouse with advanced cancer was explored qualitatively with 13 older women. Interviews and diaries were analyzed using constant comparison. The psychosocial context emerged as the intrapersonal: exhaustion, loneliness, pain, and recovering physical health; the interpersonal: finding a new way through both supportive and difficult relationships; and the community/societal: a loss of identity, pressure to move on, financial concerns, and relying on formal supports. The psychosocial context of bereavement for older women who were caregivers is uniquely challenging and must be considered when providing care and programs of support.
对13名老年女性进行了定性研究，以探讨那些照顾晚期癌症配偶的老年女性在丧亲之痛时的社会心理背景。采用持续比较法对访谈和日记进行了分析。社会心理背景呈现为个人层面：疲惫、孤独、痛苦和身体恢复健康；人际层面：在支持性和困难关系中找到新的相处方式；社区/社会层面：身份丧失、继续前行的压力、经济担忧以及依赖正式支持。照顾者老年女性丧亲之痛的社会心理背景具有独特的挑战性，在提供护理和支持项目时必须予以考虑。
