Open AccessPhenomenology of agony: a qualitative study about the experience of agony phenomenon in relatives of dying patients
Author(s) -
Laura Padmah Galantin,
Ines Testoni,
Lucia Natati
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2019.11.16
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , medicine , phenomenology (philosophy) , interpretative phenomenological analysis , competence (human resources) , qualitative research , perception , palliative care , lived experience , context (archaeology) , psychotherapist , nursing , psychology , social psychology , epistemology , social science , philosophy , paleontology , neuroscience , sociology , biology
This study considers the specific context of the end of life, in particular the agony phase, and the experience of sharing the body observation competence with the relatives of dying patients, in order to consider the effect of such psychological intervention.