The understanding of anticipatory grief of elderly people living in long-term care institutions

This study aimed to understand the process of anticipatory grief in institutionalized elders. This is a qualitative study with six institutionalized elderly people aged 60 and over, using a sociodemographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. It was found that the institutionalization of...

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Autores: Peralta, Francine Ribas, Souza, Gabriela Lins de, Medeiros, Danuta, Salles, Rodrigo Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Revista Kairós (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/49916
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/49916
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Envelhecimento
institucionalização
luto
Institucionalização
Luto
Aging
Institucionalization
Grief
Envejecimiento
Institucionalización
Descripción
Sumario:This study aimed to understand the process of anticipatory grief in institutionalized elders. This is a qualitative study with six institutionalized elderly people aged 60 and over, using a sociodemographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. It was found that the institutionalization of elders often exacerbates their feelings of grief regarding losses in their previous history, leading to social isolation and to a disinvestment in one’s own self, which manifests as anticipatory grief about one’s own finitude.