Treggalles Kelly, Lowrie Daniel
College of Healthcare Sciences, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University.
Aust Occup Ther J. 2018 Aug;65(4):329-337. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12477. Epub 2018 May 24.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Occupational therapists who work in palliative care are frequently exposed to the experience of death and dying. Previous occupational therapy research has offered insight into factors that influence feelings relating to death and dying and associated coping strategies. However, existing literature is dated and has not specifically examined the concept of grief. This study addresses this gap in knowledge by exploring the lived experience of professional grief among occupational therapists working in palliative care settings.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six Australian palliative care occupational therapists. The data were collected and analysed using an interpretive phenomenological approach.
Four interrelated themes were identified as core to the lived experience of professional grief among participants. These included; 'knowledge of self', 'giving permission for connections and feelings', 'filtering experience' and 'being present at work and at home'.
Considered in combination, these themes offer a guide for therapists to explore their own experience of and responses to professional grief and, in doing so, foster the development of personalised management strategies.
背景/目的：从事姑息治疗的职业治疗师经常会接触到死亡和临终体验。以往的职业治疗研究深入探讨了影响与死亡和临终相关感受的因素以及相应的应对策略。然而，现有文献较为陈旧，尚未专门研究悲伤的概念。本研究通过探索在姑息治疗环境中工作的职业治疗师的职业悲伤生活经历，填补了这一知识空白。
对六位澳大利亚姑息治疗职业治疗师进行了半结构化访谈。采用解释现象学方法收集和分析数据。
四个相互关联的主题被确定为参与者职业悲伤生活经历的核心。这些主题包括：“自我认知”、“允许建立联系和感受”、“筛选经历”以及“在工作和家庭中保持在场”。
综合考虑，这些主题为治疗师探索自己的职业悲伤经历及应对方式提供了指导，从而促进个性化管理策略的发展。
