Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tatterton, MJ, Walshe, C. Understanding the bereavement experience of grandparents following the death of a grandchild from a life‐limiting condition: A meta‐ethnography. J Adv Nurs. 2019; 75: 1406– 1417. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13927 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jan.13927 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the bereavement experience of grandparents following the death of a grandchild from a life‐limiting condition
T2 - A meta‐ethnography
AU - Tatterton, Michael J.
AU - Walshe, Catherine
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tatterton, MJ, Walshe, C. Understanding the bereavement experience of grandparents following the death of a grandchild from a life‐limiting condition: A meta‐ethnography. J Adv Nurs. 2019; 75: 1406– 1417. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13927 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jan.13927 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2019/6/20
Y1 - 2019/6/20
N2 - AimTo increase understanding of grandparental grief following the death of a grandchild from a life‐limiting condition.DesignMeta‐ethnography.Data sourcesAcademic Search Complete CINHAL, Embase, psycINFO, PubMed and Web of Science, supplemented by manual search strategies (in 2015, updated 2018).Review methodsStudies were appraised and synthesized using the principles of meta‐ethnography.FindingsThree superordinate themes were identified: ‘influence of the relationship with their grandchild’, ‘influence of the relationship with the grandchild's family’ and ‘pain’. The simultaneous, multigenerational position of grandparents meant individuals experience emotional pain from witnessing the experience of family members.ConclusionMany factors that contribute to the bereavement experience of grandparents are outside of their control. The roles, positions, and support needs of grandparents need to be acknowledged to better meet their needs as parents, grandparents, and individuals who have experienced a child death.
AB - AimTo increase understanding of grandparental grief following the death of a grandchild from a life‐limiting condition.DesignMeta‐ethnography.Data sourcesAcademic Search Complete CINHAL, Embase, psycINFO, PubMed and Web of Science, supplemented by manual search strategies (in 2015, updated 2018).Review methodsStudies were appraised and synthesized using the principles of meta‐ethnography.FindingsThree superordinate themes were identified: ‘influence of the relationship with their grandchild’, ‘influence of the relationship with the grandchild's family’ and ‘pain’. The simultaneous, multigenerational position of grandparents meant individuals experience emotional pain from witnessing the experience of family members.ConclusionMany factors that contribute to the bereavement experience of grandparents are outside of their control. The roles, positions, and support needs of grandparents need to be acknowledged to better meet their needs as parents, grandparents, and individuals who have experienced a child death.
U2 - 10.1111/jan.13927
DO - 10.1111/jan.13927
M3 - Journal article
VL - 75
SP - 1406
EP - 1417
JO - Journal of Advanced Nursing
JF - Journal of Advanced Nursing
SN - 0309-2402
IS - 7
ER -