TY - JOUR
T1 - The complexity of loss in continuing care institutions for older people
T2 - A review of the literature
AU - Holman, Cheryl
AU - Meyer, J.
AU - Cotter, Angela
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This article analyzes the findings of a literature review undertaken on loss in continuing care institutions. It suggests that research undertaken in continuing care institutions, such as care homes, ignores the complexity and multiplicity of loss, depending on the methodological approach taken (e.g., qualitative field methods, survey research and intervention studies). It argues that different methodological approaches fragment and hide some aspect of loss in these settings. For instance, some methods capture the individual emotional component, while others focus solely on the social dynamic. This fragmentation and hiding of aspects of loss makes research findings of limited value to those working in practice. The article concludes that future studies need to be aware of these tendencies, in order to uncover new meanings of loss more appropriate to the continuing care setting
AB - This article analyzes the findings of a literature review undertaken on loss in continuing care institutions. It suggests that research undertaken in continuing care institutions, such as care homes, ignores the complexity and multiplicity of loss, depending on the methodological approach taken (e.g., qualitative field methods, survey research and intervention studies). It argues that different methodological approaches fragment and hide some aspect of loss in these settings. For instance, some methods capture the individual emotional component, while others focus solely on the social dynamic. This fragmentation and hiding of aspects of loss makes research findings of limited value to those working in practice. The article concludes that future studies need to be aware of these tendencies, in order to uncover new meanings of loss more appropriate to the continuing care setting
U2 - 10.1177/1054137303259727
DO - 10.1177/1054137303259727
M3 - Article
SN - 1552-6968
VL - 12
SP - 38
EP - 51
JO - Illness, Crisis & Loss
JF - Illness, Crisis & Loss
IS - 1
ER -