“I Have No Words”: A Qualitative Study About the Traumatic Experience of Violent Death

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110515
Author(s):  
Laura Teixeira Bolaséll ◽  
Vitoria Castro da Cruz Oliveira ◽  
Vitor Corrêa Frimm ◽  
Cynthia Castiel Menda ◽  
Caroline Santa Maria Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Violent Death ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Two Factors

Individuals bereaved by violent death have a higher risk of developing psychopathology. Consistent data concerning the subjective experience during the traumatic event of the death are still scarce. This study aimed to explore the traumatic experience of the violent death of a loved one. Nine reports of patients bereaved by violence were selected and transcribed. Reports were analyzed using Bardin’s Content Analysis. Two final categories were generated. It was observed that most participants remembered details about the traumatic event or the time they were told about the violent death. There were two factors described as important when coping with the loss, social support during the traumatic event, and receiving detailed information from the authorities and others present in that moment. This study provides relevant data for future interventions during violent situations by health and security professionals.

A Qualitative Study on Traumatic Experiences of Suicide Survivors

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110244
Author(s):  
Júlia Camargo Contessa ◽  
Carolina Stopinski Padoan ◽  
Jéssica Leandra Gonçalves da Silva ◽  
Pedro V. S. Magalhães
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Suicide Survivors ◽  
Loved One ◽  
The Family

The suicide of a loved one can be a traumatic experience. The objective of this study was to investigate trauma-related experiences of suicide survivors. This is a qualitative study with people who had recently lost a family member or a close one to suicide, conducted at least two months after the event. Forty-one participants agreed to take part in the study and were interviewed. The interviewees' perception was that suicide brought harm, symptoms, and suffering. Traumatic experiences can begin immediately after the event, with many reporting symptoms lasting many months and persistent impact, both personal and to the family. Postvention models after suicide should incorporate such findings, and investigate trauma consistently.

scholarly journals Social support from the perspective of adolescent victims of domestic violence

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 610-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diene Monique Carlos ◽  
Maria das Graças Carvalho Ferriani ◽  
Michelly Rodrigues Esteves ◽  
Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva ◽  
Liliana Scatena
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Adolescent Victims

Objective: Assess the understanding of adolescents regarding the social support received in situations of domestic violence. Method: A qualitative study with data collection carried out through focus groups with 17 adolescent victims of domestic violence, institutionally welcomed in Campinas-SP, and through semi-structured interviews with seven of these adolescents. Information was analyzed by content analysis, thematic modality. Results: Observing the thematic categories it was found that social support for the subjects came from the extended family, the community, the Guardianship Council, the interpersonal relationships established at the user embracement institution and from the religiosity/spirituality. Conclusion: The mentioned sources of support deserve to be enhanced and expanded. With the current complexity of the morbidity and mortality profiles, especially in children and adolescents, the (re)signification and the (re)construction of health actions is imperative.



scholarly journals A experiência do cuidador informal à luz da Teoria Geral da Enfermagem

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Tamiris Uracs de Sales Graça ◽  
Silvia Cristina Mangini Bocchi ◽  
Suzimar De Fátima Benato Fusco ◽  
Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Informal Caregiver ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
The Elderly

Aim: To understand the experience of informal caregivers in the care of the elderly victims of fall and proximal fracture of the femur and surgery. Method: This is a qualitative study carried out in a teaching hospital, using Bardin's content analysis as a methodological reference, and Orem's General Theory of Nursing as a theoretical reference. Results: Of the 14 informal caregivers, the majority were female and daughters of the patients. From the speeches of the participants, the thematic categories emerged: The day of the fall, a traumatic event; agony and tension by waiting for the bed and surgery; fear, frustration, and lack of preparedness of the informal caregiver; changes in the life, deprivation and overload of the caregiver; resilient care. Conclusion: Informal caregivers should be trained from the prevention of the event to the transition from hospital care to home rehabilitation, rescuing the role of the nurse within the multidisciplinary team, and with the support by the General Theory of Nursing.

scholarly journals Workplace Bullying as Experienced by Managers and How They Cope: A Qualitative Study of Swedish Managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4693
Author(s):  
Björklund ◽  
Hellman ◽  
Jensen ◽  
Åkerblom ◽  
Brämberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Time Factors ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Managerial Position

Background: The aim of the study was to describe factors that contribute to the occurrence of workplace bullying, that enable it to continue and the coping strategies managers use when they are bullied. Methods: A qualitative study design was applied. Twenty-two managers from the private and public sectors were interviewed. Data were analyzed by means of content analysis. Results: Several factors could be linked to the bullying: being new in the managerial position; lack of clarity about roles and expectations; taking over a work group with ongoing conflicts; reorganizations. The bullying usually lasted for quite some time. Factors that allowed the bullying to continue were passive bystanders and the bullies receiving support from higher management. The managers in this study adopted a variety of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies. However, in the end most chose to leave the organization. Only four remained in their managerial position at the time of the interview. Conclusions: The study concludes that bullying can occur in all types of organization. To prevent it we need to look primarily at organizational factors. Social support is also crucial for managers’ ability to cope successfully with bullying.

scholarly journals The Subjective Experience of Pregnancy and the Ex-pectations of Childbirth on a Medicalized World: a Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rute Brites ◽  
Odete Nunes ◽  
Monica Pires ◽  
João Hipólito
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Relational Experiences ◽  
Subsequent Discussion ◽  
The Individual

Background: To become a mother represents, for many women, a challenging existential process. Women have to deal with countless changes and adaptations, which can be experienced as sources of imbalance but also as moments of personal enrichment.  Currently, this process is influenced by the medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth, which may have positive or negative consequences to the individual experiences of pregnancy and childbirth.Goals: This study aimed to deepen the understanding of the experience of pregnancy and expectations regarding childbirth in a group of women, in a context where pregnancy and childbirth are increasingly medicalized processes.Methods: In this qualitative study, we used semi-structured interviews to collect data regarding the experience of pregnancy and regarding expectations about childbirth in a sample of women (n = 37), recruited in health care centres or obstetric clinics by research assistants. The individual interviews took place at their homes. Data resulting from these interviews, focusing on the relationship with the health team, the partner and the unborn baby, and on the moment of childbirth, were analysed using ALCESTE software. Two senior researchers, psychologists, conducted the content analysis. Investigator triangulation was achieved through independent content analysis by each researcher and subsequent discussion and consensual interpretation.Results: Thirty-seven pregnant women were interviewed. Four classes emerged from the analysis: "Expectations about childbirth and baby health", “Significant relational experiences of the past”, "Mother-baby relationship process" and “Health care in pregnancy". Results emphasize the desire of future mothers to have a quick childbirth, without stress and with minimal suffering and anxiety. Despite these worries, women described a positive subjective experience of pregnancy and a feeling of security related to the knowledge they attribute to health professionals. Discussion: “Medicalization” seems to be perceived as positive and securing, with no mention to a sense of disempowerment or loss of control. Therefore, the existence of spaces for sharing disturbing experiences and expectations of childbirth is prophylactic,contributing to the creation of conditions that foster positive expectations and mitigate fears related to childbirth.

scholarly journals Grief, Traumatic Loss and Coping following Bereavement: Case Study of Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma Kaneez
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Coping

Loss of a loved one is a very painful and often a traumatic experience for most of the people. The burden of the loss can be carried over a life time or laid down. Grief is a profound and complex response for those who have been left behind. There found different gender reactions in grief and traumatic event. Women tend to experience more intense emotional reactions such as shock, denial, anger, depression that may linger on for quite some time, especially when they were widow and mother. Individuals grieve differently, yet coping with bereavement depends upon the personal characteristics, available support, coping mechanism, faith and self concept of sufferers. Using the case study approach, this article explores the grief, trauma (psychological response) and coping pattern among bereaved women while struggling with the loss. The cases of three Muslim women widowed during the last one year were analyzed. Findings highlight the importance of social support, religious or spiritual beliefs, traumatic growth in bereavement and coping with the loss of a family member.

scholarly journals Mastectomia e o sistema de enfrentamento feminino: nuances do apoio social e familiar

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaline Ingrid Marques Menezes Pereira ◽  
Cícera Renata Diniz Vieira Silva ◽  
Dayze Djanira Furtado de Galiza ◽  
Bruno Neves da Silva ◽  
Rayane Moreira de Alencar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Breast Neoplasms ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Coping Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Voice Recorder

Objetivou-se descrever as percepções de mulheres que realizaram mastectomia acerca do grupo de apoio e do suportefamiliar e social. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo de natureza descritiva, realizado com participantes de um grupo deapoio localizado em Cajazeiras/PB. Participaram do estudo 10 mulheres, entrevistadas com auxílio de um gravador de voze de um roteiro semiestruturado. Para o tratamento dos dados optou-se pela técnica de Análise de Conteúdo. Constatou-se que o grupo de apoio foi de grande ajuda para uma melhor aceitação da doença, como também auxiliou em umagrande troca de experiências e aprendizado pelas envolvidas. No que diz respeito ao suporte familiar e social, boa partedas mulheres elencou a família como de extrema importância em todo o processo de enfrentamento. Entretanto percebeu-se que ainda há uma influência negativa direta nas relações matrimoniais. Evidencia-se a necessidade da abordagemda mastectomia de forma a refletir sobre os impactos nas dimensões das pacientes, indo de encontro, inclusive, às áreaspsicológica e social.Palavras-chave: Neoplasias da Mama; Mastectomia; Saúde da Mulher.ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of women who underwent mastectomy on the support group andon family and social support. It is a qualitative study of descriptive nature, carried out with participants of a support grouplocated in Cajazeiras/PB. Ten women, interviewed with a voice recorder and a semi-structured script, participated in thestudy. For the treatment of the data we opted for the technique of Content Analysis. It was found that the support groupwas of great help for a better acceptance of the disease, but also aided in a great exchange of experiences and learning bythose involved. Regarding family and social support, many of the women listed the family as extremely important in theentire coping process. However, it has been realized that there is still a direct negative influence on marriage relationships.The need for a mastectomy approach is evident in order to reflect on the impacts on the patients’ dimensions, even tothe psychological and social areas.Keywords: Breast Neoplasms; Mastectomy; Women’s Health.

Haemophiliac adolescents’ perspectives of resilience: A qualitative study based on the resilience in illness model

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 346-358
Author(s):  
Ali Mohammad Parviniannasab ◽  
Mahnaz Rakhshan ◽  
Marzieh Momennasab ◽  
Mitra Soltanian ◽  
Masoume Rambod ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Constructive Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Illness Model

A qualitative study was conducted to investigate the concept of resilience among Iranian haemophilic adolescents based on the Haase’s Resilience in Illness Model (RIM). Purposive sampling was used to recruit 15 participants comprising haemophilic adolescents and their parents in the study. The data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and analysed using direct content analysis. The themes and categories were defensive coping (emotive coping, evasive coping), courageous coping (optimism, constructive approach, seeking support), derived meaning (spiritual strategy, hope) and social support (support from family, friends and treatment teams). Social support, adopting a spiritual strategy and self-management behaviours played an important role among the adolescents in improving their level of resilience and skills to cope with haemophilia.

Posttraumatic Growth Experiences of Syrian Refugees After War

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Şimşir ◽  
Bülent Dilmaç ◽  
Hatice İrem Özteke Kozan
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Study Data ◽  
War Trauma ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Spiritual Change ◽  
Pain Experiences

War is a type of trauma that humans have experienced for centuries. Today, the civil war in Syria affects millions of people’s lives deeply and is forcing civilians to migrate to other countries. The aim of the current study is to reveal how Syrian refugees cope with war trauma, what kinds of social support they get, and what posttraumatic growth experiences they have shown. Fifteen Syrian refugees who migrated from Syria to Turkey due to the war and witnessed the war participated in this study. Data were collected through interviews. In analyzing the data, a content analysis was used by creating themes and categories. Themes created include coping strategies, social support, learned pain experiences, relating to others, new possibilities, spiritual change, and changed priorities. These results show that after a traumatic experience, great changes can occur in people’s life. Findings are discussed and recommendations are given in line with the literature.

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