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Themes of loss and dying in caring for a family member with AIDS
Author(s) -
Brown Marie Annette,
PowellCope Gail
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770160305
Subject(s) - family member , grounded theory , psychology , medicine , gerontology , qualitative research , family medicine , sociology , social science
Abstract The study purpose was to provide an in‐depth description of experiences associated with loss and dying among AIDS family caregivers. Grounded theory provided the methodological framework for data collection and analysis. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 53 family caregivers of persons with AIDS and included individuals from family of origin and family of choice. Living with loss and dying was identified as a major substantive category and was further explicated in two subcategories: facing loss and transformed time. Common strategies of caregivers included taking one day at a time, living fully in the present, and actualizing future dreams. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.