Publications by authors named "Ingvar Frid"
Aim: This paper is a report of a study to explore the use of imagery to describe the experience of confronting brain death in a close relative.
Background: The brain death of a loved one has been described as an extremely difficult experience for close relatives, evoking feelings of anger, emotional pain, disbelief, guilt and suffering. It can also be difficult for relatives to distinguish brain death from the state of coma and thus difficult to apprehend information about the diagnosis.
Aim: To develop a goal-oriented praxis theory for enabling safety for relatives when an adult or older patient is close to end-of-life.
Background: This is the second part of a project focusing on the situation and needs of relatives in end-of-life care. Our interpretation of the existing corpus of knowledge pertaining to the needs of close relatives in this situation showed the significance of relatives' need for safety.