Michiko Tomura
Psychiatric nurses' experience of moral distress: Its relationship with empowerment and coping
Nursing ethics
losing child old age also facing health problems physical limitations significant negative impacts parents lives anxiety depression impairment social functions process coping death child particularly unknown among older adults therefore study aimed explore older adults cope death child qualitative study conducted 20202021 using corbin strauss 2015 approach grounded theory method sampling began purposefully continued theoretically theoretical saturation achieved semistructured interviews conducted collect data iranian older adults experienced death child ensure data trustworthiness guba lincoln 1985 criteria utilized qualitative data analysis software maxqda2020 used manage data results study obtained 27 participants main concern older adults fear lives collapsing following death child participants utilized three main strategies address concerns attempting rebuild connecting higher power searching positivity amidst grief central category emerged analysis improving physical mental spiritual capacities resulting personal growth improved social relationships use three aforementioned strategies older adults able overcome primary concern fear lives collapsing following death child development theory suggested order design model facilitate older adults coping difficult life event