Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 17, 2025
14:32
Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
24.2K
Understanding Experiences in Hospice: Exploring Temporal, Occupational, and Relational Dimensions Using Pictor
Laura Yvonne Bulk1, Gil Kimel2, Nigel King3
1The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Qualitative Health Research
|June 23, 2020
Summary
End-of-life quality of life is shaped by time, occupation, and relationships. Understanding their interplay helps carers support patients and families by addressing temporal disruptions and shifting priorities.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Occupational Therapy
- Sociology
Background:
- Quality of life at end-of-life is influenced by temporality, occupation, and relationships.
- Existing research lacks understanding of the interplay between these factors.
- Meaning is negotiated through social interaction and occupational engagement within temporal contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how temporality, occupation, and relationships interact to influence end-of-life quality of life.
- To provide insights for scholars, practitioners, and educators on these complex dynamics.
Main Methods:
- In-depth interviews with 9 patients and 10 family members.
- Utilized the Pictor visual elicitation technique.
- Employed iterative open and selective coding for analysis.
Main Results:
- Identified three key processes: temporal rupture, diminished significance of clock time, and shifts in occupational priorities.
- Demonstrated how temporal experiences impact quality of life.
- Highlighted the negotiated nature of meaning in end-of-life contexts.
Conclusions:
- Interactions between temporality, occupation, and relationships significantly shape end-of-life quality of life.
- Fostering positive temporal experiences is crucial for patient and family well-being.
- Findings offer practical guidance for carers supporting individuals at the end of life.
Related Concept Videos
01:15Techniques of therapeutic communication I: Active Listening, Sharing Observations, Validation, and Using Touch
7.1K
The history of therapeutic communication can be traced back to Florence Nightingale, who emphasized the importance of developing trusting relationships with patients. She taught that the presence of nurses with patients results in therapeutic healing.
Therapeutic communication is not the same as social interaction. Social interaction has no goal or purpose and consists of casual information sharing, whereas therapeutic communication has a plan or purpose for the conversation. Therapeutic...
Therapeutic communication is not the same as social interaction. Social interaction has no goal or purpose and consists of casual information sharing, whereas therapeutic communication has a plan or purpose for the conversation. Therapeutic...
7.1K
01:25Continuing Care
1.8K
Continuing care describes the variety of health, personal, and social services provided over a prolonged period. The need for continuing care is increasing because people are living longer. Many people do not have families or others to care for them. Continuing care is mainly for patients who are disabled, functionally dependent, or suffering from a terminal disease. It is available within institutional settings or in homes. Examples include nursing centers or facilities, assisted living,...
1.8K
01:21Kubler Ross's Stages of Dying
848
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross significantly advanced psychology's understanding of the process of dying with her influential book, On Death and Dying (1969). She focused on studying terminally ill individuals and outlined five stages commonly experienced when coping with death: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
In denial, individuals reject the reality of their condition, often thinking, "This isn't true; I feel fine," as a way to protect themselves from...
In denial, individuals reject the reality of their condition, often thinking, "This isn't true; I feel fine," as a way to protect themselves from...
848
01:29Psychodynamic Therapy
375
Psychodynamic therapies emphasize the exploration of unconscious processes and early childhood experiences as fundamental contributors to psychological difficulties. These therapies, deeply rooted in Freud's psychoanalytic theory, aim to uncover and resolve unconscious conflicts, granting individuals insights that promote emotional and behavioral healing. Contemporary psychodynamic approaches have evolved, integrating a broader range of influences and methodologies while still valuing the...
375
01:26Methods of Documentation II: POMR
1.3K
The Problem-Oriented Medical Record (POMR) revolutionized medical record-keeping by introducing a systematic approach focusing on the patient's problems rather than merely listing symptoms. Dr. Lawrence Weed's introduction of this method in the 1960s marked a significant advancement in medical documentation. The POMR framework consists of four key components: the database, problem list, plan of care, and progress notes.
1.3K
01:25Interpersonal Psychotherapy
227
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a structured, time-limited therapeutic approach initially developed to treat depression. It integrates key concepts from psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive-behavioral therapies, making it a uniquely eclectic framework. The therapy is rooted in the interpersonal theories of Adolph Meyer and Harry Stack Sullivan, as well as John Bowlby's attachment theory, and focuses on the interplay between interpersonal relationships and emotional well-being.
227