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Research Article

Confronting the Forthcoming Death: A Classic Grounded Theory

Carina Werkander Harstäde1* and Anna Sandgren2

1Post doc., Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

2RN, PhD, The Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

*Corresponding Author:
Carina Werkander Harstäde
Reg. nurse, PhD in Caring Sciences
Lecturer in palliative care, Post doc. Centre for Collaborative Palliative Care,
Department of Health and Caring Sciences
Linnaeus University Växjö, Sweden
Tel: +4673 986 81 58
E-mail: carina.harstade@lnu.se

Received date: October 28, 2016; Accepted date: November 21, 2016; Published date: November 22, 2016

Citation: Harstäde CW, Sandgren A (2016) Confronting the Forthcoming Death: A Classic Grounded Theory. J Palliat Care Med 6:289. doi: 10.4172/2165-7386.1000289

Copyright: © 2016 Harstade CW, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a classic grounded theory of patients in palliative care. Methods: A classic Grounded Theory methodology was used to conceptualize patterns of human behavior. Twenty-seven interviews with patients in palliative care and two autobiographies written by persons receiving palliative care were analyzed. Result: “Confronting the forthcoming death” emerged as the pattern of behavior through which patients deal with their main concern, living in uncertainty of a death foretold. The theory involves four strategies; Seeking concrete knowledge, Shielding off, Seeing things through, and Embracing life. Holding on to hope and Suffering are also ever present. Conclusion: The theory shows that there is no easy way straight ahead; patients strive to confront the situation as well as they can, both wanting and not wanting to know what lies ahead. For health professionals, knowledge about how patients use different strategies, which can be used in tandem or succession, or shifted back and forth between over time, to confront their imminent deaths, can create an awareness of how to encounter patients in this uncertainty.

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