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Pilkington FB. Grieving a loss: the lived experience for elders residing in an institution. Nurs Sci Q. 2005;18(3):233-42doi: 10.1177/0894318405277525.
Pilkington, F. B. (2005). Grieving a loss: the lived experience for elders residing in an institution. Nursing science quarterly, 18(3), 233-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318405277525
Pilkington, F Beryl. "Grieving a loss: the lived experience for elders residing in an institution." Nursing science quarterly vol. 18,3 (2005): 233-42. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318405277525
Pilkington FB. Grieving a loss: the lived experience for elders residing in an institution. Nurs Sci Q. 2005 Jul;18(3):233-42. doi: 10.1177/0894318405277525. PMID: 15976046.
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Nurs Sci Q. 2005 Jul;18(3):233-42. doi: 10.1177/0894318405277525.

Grieving a loss: the lived experience for elders residing in an institution.

Nursing science quarterly

F Beryl Pilkington

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  1. School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 15976046 DOI: 10.1177/0894318405277525

Abstract

Grieving a loss is a profound and universal human experience. This phenomenological-hermeneutic study was an inquiry into the lived experience of grieving a loss. The nursing perspective was Parse's human becoming theory. Participants were 10 elderly persons residing in a long-term care facility. The study finding specifies the structure of the lived experience of grieving a loss as aching solitude amid enduring cherished affiliations, as serene acquiescence arises with sorrowful curtailments. Findings are discussed in relation to the guiding theoretical perspective and related literature. Recommendations for additional research and insights for practice are presented.

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