Transition to Widowhood Among Older Adults in Rural Areas: A Study From the Faroe Islands
Studies have shown that losing a spouse can cause both physical and mental suffering for the bereaved. This qualitative study aimed to gather knowledge about how men and women in the Faroe Islands, a small-scale society in the North Atlantic Ocean, managed the transition to widowhood. Five women and...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/00302228211024119 2024-09-15T18:05:35+00:00 Transition to Widowhood Among Older Adults in Rural Areas: A Study From the Faroe Islands Johannesen, Elsa J. D. Róin, Ása 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00302228211024119 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00302228211024119 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/00302228211024119 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying volume 87, issue 2, page 519-533 ISSN 0030-2228 1541-3764 journal-article 2021 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211024119 2024-08-19T04:28:34Z Studies have shown that losing a spouse can cause both physical and mental suffering for the bereaved. This qualitative study aimed to gather knowledge about how men and women in the Faroe Islands, a small-scale society in the North Atlantic Ocean, managed the transition to widowhood. Five women and three men were interviewed, their age varying from 67 to 74 years. A hermeneutic analytic method was applied. Our findings showed that managing the transition to widowhood followed two tracks, namely the process of loss and the process of restoration. For participants locked in either process, the transition caused severe disruption in daily living, while participants who managed to oscillate between the two processes appeared to manage the transition to widowhood and get on with their lives. Our findings, and those from other studies, point to the need to offer structured individual support for people who have lost their life partner. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands North Atlantic SAGE Publications OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 003022282110241 |
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Studies have shown that losing a spouse can cause both physical and mental suffering for the bereaved. This qualitative study aimed to gather knowledge about how men and women in the Faroe Islands, a small-scale society in the North Atlantic Ocean, managed the transition to widowhood. Five women and three men were interviewed, their age varying from 67 to 74 years. A hermeneutic analytic method was applied. Our findings showed that managing the transition to widowhood followed two tracks, namely the process of loss and the process of restoration. For participants locked in either process, the transition caused severe disruption in daily living, while participants who managed to oscillate between the two processes appeared to manage the transition to widowhood and get on with their lives. Our findings, and those from other studies, point to the need to offer structured individual support for people who have lost their life partner. |
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Johannesen, Elsa J. D. Róin, Ása Transition to Widowhood Among Older Adults in Rural Areas: A Study From the Faroe Islands |
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Transition to Widowhood Among Older Adults in Rural Areas: A Study From the Faroe Islands |
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Transition to Widowhood Among Older Adults in Rural Areas: A Study From the Faroe Islands |
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Transition to Widowhood Among Older Adults in Rural Areas: A Study From the Faroe Islands |
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Transition to Widowhood Among Older Adults in Rural Areas: A Study From the Faroe Islands |
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transition to widowhood among older adults in rural areas: a study from the faroe islands |
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