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Conference Paper: Dignity amidst Liminality: Healing within Suffering among Chinese Terminal Cancer Patients
Title | Dignity amidst Liminality: Healing within Suffering among Chinese Terminal Cancer Patients |
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Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | University of Southern California School of Social Work. |
Citation | The 7th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Los Angeles, CA., 23-27 June 2013. How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of-life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among older Chinese terminal cancer patients in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 16 patients, aged 58 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using grounded theory. Two major themes and eight sub-processes of healing for achieving and maintaining dignity were identified: (1) Personal Autonomy, which encompasses the need to (i) regain control over living environments, (ii) maintain self-sufficiency, (ii) make informed care decisions to reduce sense of burden, and (iv) engage in future planning to create a lasting legacy; and (2) Family Connectedness, which encompasses the need to (i) maintain close ties with family members to express appreciation, (ii) achieve reconciliation, (iii) fulfill family obligations, and (iv) establish a continuing bond that transcends generations. Implications of these themes for advanced care planning and life review interventions in palliative social work are discussed, as such could provide the much needed structure and meaning to dying patients at the end-of-life. This study was funded by the General Research Fund, RGC, HSAR Government (HKU 740909H). |
Description | Conference Theme: Older adults |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/187361 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Ho, AHY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, CLW | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-20T12:38:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-08-20T12:38:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 7th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Los Angeles, CA., 23-27 June 2013. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/187361 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: Older adults | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of-life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among older Chinese terminal cancer patients in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 16 patients, aged 58 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using grounded theory. Two major themes and eight sub-processes of healing for achieving and maintaining dignity were identified: (1) Personal Autonomy, which encompasses the need to (i) regain control over living environments, (ii) maintain self-sufficiency, (ii) make informed care decisions to reduce sense of burden, and (iv) engage in future planning to create a lasting legacy; and (2) Family Connectedness, which encompasses the need to (i) maintain close ties with family members to express appreciation, (ii) achieve reconciliation, (iii) fulfill family obligations, and (iv) establish a continuing bond that transcends generations. Implications of these themes for advanced care planning and life review interventions in palliative social work are discussed, as such could provide the much needed structure and meaning to dying patients at the end-of-life. This study was funded by the General Research Fund, RGC, HSAR Government (HKU 740909H). | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Southern California School of Social Work. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health | - |
dc.title | Dignity amidst Liminality: Healing within Suffering among Chinese Terminal Cancer Patients | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, AHY: andyho@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, CLW: cecichan@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, AHY=rp00650 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, CLW=rp00579 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 218304 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |