To Talk or not to Talk About Existential Questions - An Interview Study With Elderly Persons and Patients With Fatal Disease

Existential experiences often come to the fore in the case of a severe and/or life-threatening disease and in old age. This can evoke a variety of thoughts and emotions. The existential dimension is a concept that encompasses spiritual, religious and secular perspectives. The aim of this study was t...

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Vydáno v:American journal of hospice & palliative medicine Ročník 42; číslo 7; s. 629
Hlavní autoři: Bäckersten, Carl, Nyblom, Stina, Molander, Ulla, Benkel, Inger
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States 01.07.2025
Témata:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude to Death
Communication
Existentialism - psychology
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - psychology
Qualitative Research
Spirituality
Terminal Care - psychology
existential questions
existential conversations
end-of-life
existential dimension
existential care
spiritual
meaning of life
relationship
ISSN:1938-2715, 1938-2715
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Shrnutí:Existential experiences often come to the fore in the case of a severe and/or life-threatening disease and in old age. This can evoke a variety of thoughts and emotions. The existential dimension is a concept that encompasses spiritual, religious and secular perspectives. The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of how patients describe the existential dimension of life and whether and in what way the existential questions are raised in conversations and other forms of support within care. A qualitative design, with in-depth semi-structured interviews with patients admitted to an out-clinic oncology department at one hospital and participants living in a nursing home. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. A total of 15 persons were interviewed. The respondents varied in age from 44 to 96. Two main themes emerged: What are existential questions? and Talk about existential questions. The existential questions refer to life as a whole and death as an end of life. It was summarized into three subcategories: and . About half of the participants thought it was important to talk about existential questions. They wanted to choose who to talk to, when and about what. Support was received from loved ones, professionals and experiences beyond conversations. The study provide new knowledge of how patients and elderly experience the existential dimension. The respondents emphasized a desire to be selective with whom they shared these questions and thoughts.
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ISSN:1938-2715
1938-2715
DOI:10.1177/10499091241276862