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Cancer Pain Processes In The Hospice Caring Triad: A Grounded Theory Study, Olga Ehrlich
Cancer Pain Processes In The Hospice Caring Triad: A Grounded Theory Study, Olga Ehrlich
Doctoral Dissertations
The author conducted this constructivist grounded theory study to describe perceptions, behaviors, and communication that hospice caring triads engage in while managing cancer pain, specifically how these social processes can be assessed and used to improve poorly-controlled pain. Three hospice caring triads comprised of patients, family caregivers, and nurses along with one nurse-patient dyad, were recruited into this longitudinal qualitative study. Each group was observed during nursing visits. Triad and dyad members were individually interviewed. Nurses participated in a focus group and survey. The author used constant comparative methods of data analysis, including line-by-line gerund coding, theoretical codes from cancer …
A Preliminary Model Of Dignity Management In Hospice, Qiaohong Guo
A Preliminary Model Of Dignity Management In Hospice, Qiaohong Guo
Doctoral Dissertations
This study aims to develop a preliminary model of dignity management (MDM) in hospice describing the social process used by the interdisciplinary team to support the dignity of the patient-family unit in hospice. A qualitative, grounded theory methodology was used to achieve this goal. Research samples, including dying patients, their families and hospice staff, were recruited from a residential hospice in North Amherst, Massachusetts. Data collection methods included interview, observation, and document review. Symbolic interactionism and pragmatism provided the philosophical basis for this study. Thematic analysis was used to explore the definitions of dignity; and grounded theory analytic techniques for …