The transformative meanings of viewing or not viewing the body after sudden death

Mowll, Jane; Lobb, Elizabeth; Wearing, Michael

doi:10.1080/07481187.2015.1059385

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“…Wright (1996) found that viewing the body after a sudden death was especially valued by relatives not present at the point of death, and more recent research reinforced the importance of preparation and informed choice (Chapple and Ziebland, 2010;Harrington and Sprowl, 2011;Mowll, 2007).…”

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Nurses’ experiences of caring for the suddenly bereaved in adult acute and critical care settings, and the provision of person-centred care: A qualitative study

Walker

Deacon

2016

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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Aim: To explore nursing interventions for person-centred bereavement care in adult acute and critical care settings.Design: A descriptive exploratory study, involving focused, face-to-face interviews.Participants comprised nine registered nurses and one auxiliary nurse, working in environments where sudden death was known to occur, i.e. emergency, cardiac and critical care. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and data subjected to directed content analysis. The provision of person-centred care was examined by applying a validated Person-Centred Nursing Framework.

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Nurses’ experiences of caring for the suddenly bereaved in adult acute and critical care settings, and the provision of person-centred care: A qualitative study

Walker

Deacon

2016

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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“…Moreover, donating to the medical school the deceased family member's body just after death may not be an easy decision for bereaved family members who are acutely grieving. Dissecting the body to teach anatomy or create specimens may still be painful for bereaved family members despite donating, as the body has a symbolic meaning to them (Mowll, Lobb, & Wearing, ). Bereaved family members mentioned the ‘unfinished’ feelings when the body of their loved one was sent to the medical school and not cremated.…”

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Understanding family involvement in body donation in Hong Kong: A qualitative study of registered donors and bereaved family members

Chan

Wong

et al. 2019

Health Soc Care Community

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Encouraging the public to donate their bodies after death is crucial for anatomy teaching in medical education. In Hong Kong, success may be affected if family members override the registered donors' wish after death, and thus the role of family in body donation is worth more attention. This study aims to examine how family is involved in the process of body donation. A qualitative study was conducted in Hong Kong. Registered donors and bereaved family members were recruited from a body donation scheme organised by a medical school. In‐depth interviews were done and thematic analysis was conducted. Five themes were found: (a) decision‐making: individual versus family; (b) family conflicts: avoidance versus confrontation; (c) trust in family members: discuss versus do not discuss; (d) family members' struggles in implementation; (e) informed end‐of‐life planning. Findings revealed that donors may not necessarily discuss their decisions about body donation with family members directly. Instead, it was found that family was involved in the body donation process in different ways and to different extents. For example, donors considered family members' views about body donation, but they chose not to involve them in the discussions if they expected objections, in order to avoid conflicts. Bereaved family members considered understanding family members' body donation decisions prior to death important, and they shared the implications of body donation for funeral arrangements and the grieving process. Findings help to understand the role of the family in body donation, especially in the Hong Kong Chinese context, and may give insights into how the body donation scheme could be enhanced to facilitate better communication between registered donors and family members as well as to support bereaved family members in implementing the decision to donate.

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“…In collaboration with an experienced research liberian, we conducted a systematic literature search in the scientific research databases: Medline, PsychINFO, and Cinahl. We identified only sparse relevant literature about BID persons and their relatives (Chiang & Wang 1999, Kent & McDowell 2004, Scott 2013, Khursheed et al 2015, Naneix et al 2015, Mowll et al 2016, and none offered guidance of how to care for the adult BID relatives in an acute care setting.…”

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How to care for the brought in dead and their relatives. A qualitative study protocol based on interpretive description

Bové

Rosted

Prip

et al. 2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim: This project has two aims: 1) What do relatives to brought in dead describe as helpful and supportive care when they arrive at the emergency department to see and say goodbye to a deceased? 2) What do nurses describe as good nursing practice for brought in dead persons and their relatives and what may hinder or facilitate this practice in an emergency setting? Design: A qualitative study within the methodology Interpretive Description. Methods: Data will be collected through three data sources: Individual interviews with relatives to brought in dead persons, participant observations of relatives to brought in dead persons during their presence in the emergency department and focus group interviews with emergency nurses. Discussion: Brought in dead persons and their relatives are received and cared for in emergency departments by emergency nurses. Knowledge of how to render care for the relatives to brought in dead persons in an acute setting including what skills and competences this require of the nurses is warranted. We need to explore, describe and comprehend the experiences of both the relatives and the nurses in order to point out potential areas of improvement. Impact: This paper is a protocol of an Interpretive Description study offering insight into considerations and reflections in designing the study.

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The transformative meanings of viewing or not viewing the body after sudden death

Cited by 20 publications

References 24 publications

Nurses’ experiences of caring for the suddenly bereaved in adult acute and critical care settings, and the provision of person-centred care: A qualitative study

Nurses’ experiences of caring for the suddenly bereaved in adult acute and critical care settings, and the provision of person-centred care: A qualitative study

Understanding family involvement in body donation in Hong Kong: A qualitative study of registered donors and bereaved family members

How to care for the brought in dead and their relatives. A qualitative study protocol based on interpretive description

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