The lived experiences of spiritual suffering and the healing process among Taiwanese patients with terminal cancer

Fear surrounding childbirth requires a more in-depth understanding from women’s perspectives, especially those who request a planned cesarean due to that fear. Therefore, we explored primiparous and multiparous women’s lived experiences of fear surrounding childbirth in relation to their decision to request a planned cesarean birth. We used Colaizzi’s (1978) phenomenological method to interview 16 women from 4 provinces and to analyze the data. Women expressed numerous fears and most experienced more than one fear. Most feared their baby/babies being injured or dying during childbirth or developing complications themselves. Others feared experiencing a traumatic birth. Women described numerous emotional and physical manifestations of fear, and all believed that a planned cesarean birth would provide more control over the birth process. For some, the birth of their healthy baby/babies began a healing process, whereas others noted that their fear subsided or resolved upon confirmation that they would have a planned cesarean.

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Chinese Migrant Workers’ Care Experiences: A Model of the Mediating Roles of Filial Piety

Qualitative Health Research ◽

10.1177/1049732320925420 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 1749-1761

Author(s):

Longtao He ◽

Kate van Heugten

Keyword(s):

Migrant Workers ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Filial Piety ◽

Rural China ◽

Terminal Cancer ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Chinese Adult ◽

Need For Support ◽

Chinese Migrant Workers

Filial piety is a highly relevant cultural mechanism that mediates the impacts of caregiving experiences on Chinese adult children, worldwide but perhaps especially in rural China. We undertook qualitative research with 24 migrant workers who were caring for an elderly parent diagnosed with terminal cancer. Research aims included building a comprehensive explanatory theoretical model for filial piety’s mediating role in caregivers’ lived experiences. We undertook a culturally sensitive Foucauldian discourse analysis of data, which showed that filial piety can not only function as a positive resource but also (mainly) translate to a requirement for secrecy, including about an ill parent’s prognosis and the need for support for caregivers. The findings challenge the extent of this secrecy and the burdens it places on caregivers. Policy makers should take account of the importance of filial piety and its mediating role both as a resource and hindrance to providing support to caregivers.

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Peer Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Phenomenological Study

Technium Social Sciences Journal ◽

10.47577/tssj.v17i1.2702 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 299-316

Author(s):

Gemma Labestre ◽

Lisa Anna Gayoles

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adults ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Phenomenological Study ◽

Healing Process ◽

The Philippines ◽

Suicide Intervention ◽

Survivors Of Suicide ◽

Phenomenological Research Design ◽

Survivor Of Suicide ◽

Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors

The ultimate sufferers of suicide are those left behind. The present study aims to explore, describe, and interpret the lived experiences of peer survivors of suicide loss. This study utilized the phenomenological research design. The participants were selected based on their having experienced the phenomenon of being a peer survivor of suicide loss. Ten participants with low resiliency and who were severely distressed volunteered to participate. Individual narrative stories and interviews were utilized to gather the qualitative data for this study. Common themes for the lived experiences of being a peer survivor of suicide loss are: being confused about the reported suicide; being stunned by the suicide; questioning the act of suicide; accepting the truth of the suicide; grieving the loss of a friend; accepting the death of a friend; finding solace from friends; and experiencing growth after the trauma. Forging connections with other peer survivors of suicide loss are part of the healing process. Thus, this study demonstrates the possibility of this connection in providing a basis for school suicide intervention and postvention programs for peer survivors of suicide loss in a supportive environment. There is a scarcity of studies on how suicide loss affects the survivors in the Philippines, specifically on the grief of suicide-bereaved emerging adults, as most studies focus on suicidal thoughts and behaviors. This study contributes to the scarce literature on survivors of suicide loss in the country.

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