Biomedical subjects

Nancy S Hogan

Publications and source records attributed to Nancy S Hogan.

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PubMed2002

Testing the grief to personal growth model using structural equation modeling.

The belief that loss can result in growth has been hypothesized for centuries.Yet, traditional grief theories have viewed grief work as a process of resolving grief and returning to normal. Formal conceptualizations of grief to growth models have been recently delineated by several grief theorists. The Grief to Personal Growth model represents one emergent perspective of the qualitative changes resulting from the loss of a loved one. The model delineates a pathway through grief that indicates the bereft experience despair and detachment followed by intrusive thoughts and later avoidance of intense preoccupation with grief. Social support is shown to facilitate the bereft as they reconstruct their lives and find new meaning in life. A second path indicates that some bereaved individuals become mired in grief and need help to proceed toward personal growth. The model was tested in a sample of bereaved parents using structural equation modeling as a method of theory testing. The results of testing this model are presented within a framework of theory testing as a mechanism to bridge the gaps between theory, practice, and research. Implications for practice are considered.

Adult↗

PubMed2002

Feeling the absence: a content analysis from the Scott and White grief study.

In an effort to understand how the bereaved "make sense" of deaths they have experienced, 85 mourners were asked to write a free essay in response to the question, "What does the death of your loved one mean to you?" In a content analysis of the resulting narratives, 9 unique meaning constructs emerged, the most prominent of which spoke to the theme of feeling the absence of the decedent. A distinction was drawn between meaning categories referent to pain and suffering versus recovery and hope and between consequent/instrumental forms of meaning versus philosophical/existential meanings. Implications for additional study of the relationship between meaning constructs and bereavement adaptation were discussed.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

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Oncology nursing education: nursing students' commitment of "presence" with the dying patient and the family.

During an elective oncology nursing course, students expressed uncertainties about activities that would offer patient and family support during end-of-life care. Following a chaplain's lecture, students in a class reaction paper identified appropriate nurse responses and actions that would offer supportive care to the dying patient and the family. Six processes were extracted from student comments. A core category was identified as the importance of "nurse presence" at the bedside of the dying patient.

Attitude to Death↗