Bereavement and the Oregon Death with Dignity Act: How does assisted death impact grief?
This qualitative study explores bereavement experiences with an assisted death. Thematic analysis of data from interviews with 22 people who had a family member die under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act revealed the following five themes: (a) general grief reactions, (b) anticipating the death,...
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Published in | Death studies Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 647 - 655 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
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26.11.2019
Taylor & Francis LLC |
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Summary: | This qualitative study explores bereavement experiences with an assisted death. Thematic analysis of data from interviews with 22 people who had a family member die under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act revealed the following five themes: (a) general grief reactions, (b) anticipating the death, (c) sense of control, (d) level of agreement with assisted death, and (e) grief expression and stigma. Grief from an assisted death is a varied experience, including aspects that are unique to this mode of death, and aspects that can both ease and bring challenges to the grieving process. |
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ISSN: | 0748-1187 1091-7683 |
DOI: | 10.1080/07481187.2018.1511636 |