Montana State University, College of Nursing.
Appl Nurs Res. 2013 Nov;26(4):168-73. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2013.06.007. Epub 2013 Aug 20.
To describe the bereavement experiences of families who survived the sudden cardiac death of a family member and identify meanings of loss.
Approximately 325,000 people experience sudden cardiac death (SCD) annually. It is important to examine family experiences after SCD because of the life altering impact of death on surviving family members.
A descriptive design, using the qualitative method of narrative analysis, was used to analyze family stories of bereavement.
Five themes were identified across seven families: sudden cardiac death … boom; saying goodbye; grief unleashes volatile emotional reactions; life goes on … but never back to normal; and meanings in loss.
This study adds to an understanding of family bereavement and findings suggest that providing information about the cause of death and allowing family members to tell their stories are potentially important interventions for clinicians who interact with bereaved families.
描述经历家庭成员突发心脏死亡的家庭的丧亲体验，并确定丧失的意义。
每年约有 32.5 万人经历突发心脏死亡（SCD）。由于死亡对幸存家庭成员的生活产生了改变，因此检查 SCD 后家庭的经历很重要。
使用叙事分析的定性方法，设计描述性设计，对丧亲家庭的故事进行了分析。
在七个家庭中确定了五个主题：突发心脏死亡……砰的一声；告别；悲伤引发了不稳定的情绪反应；生活继续……但永远不会恢复正常；以及失去的意义。
本研究增进了对家庭丧亲的理解，研究结果表明，为临床医生与丧亲家庭互动提供有关死亡原因的信息并允许家庭成员讲述自己的故事可能是重要的干预措施。
