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- Title
Grieving mothers: design of thematic blogs about loss of a child.
- Authors
Figueiredo Frizzo, Heloisa Cristina; Szylit Bousso, Regina; de Faria Ichikawa, Carolliny Rossi; Nigro de Sá, Natália
- Abstract
Objective: To understand motivations of grieving mothers to create and maintain a blog about the loss of their child. Methods: This was a qualitative study on virtual ethnography from narrative analysis of data obtained from i40 blogs about the loss of a child, according to theory proposed in dual process model of grief. Results: Defined categories were as follows: to share the experience of loss and challenges in moving forward; to create a relationship network to support, comfort, and support other grieving persons; to guarantee a space of refuge to express feelings and emotions in order to overcome loss; to honor and perpetuate the image of the child lost; and to engage in social activism. Conclusion: The expression and validation of grief in blogs help mothers to develop strategies to cope with stressful factors related to the loss.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; CHILD mortality; COPYING; MOTHERS; SUPPORT groups; ETHNOLOGY research; QUALITATIVE research; DEVELOPED countries; BLOGS; NARRATIVES; ACQUISITION of data; ANTICIPATORY grief; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2017, Vol 30, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-0194201700019