Moral Imagination in Long-Term Care Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628958 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen K Black (0000-0002-5266-5122, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 299-320 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/j7fv-1b8y-mcnu-amdw |
| PMID | 15828155 |
| OpenAlex | W1989567627 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 23 |
Our study focused on the cultural construction of dying and death in long-term care facilities. This article centers on direct care workers' perspective of residents' deaths. The data on which this article is based were gathered in a multi-year, multi-site study through formal ethnographic interviews, informal conversations, and on-site observations of residents and staff members. During fieldwork, we noticed an aptitude of direct care workers to deal with residents' deaths, which we named "moral imagination." The term is borrowed from other disciplines to describe a "way of seeing" residents. The case studies presented--that of three direct care workers: a dietary aide, a nurse aide, and an assistant activities director--are suggestive of workers in each category. Our study offers implications for future research concerning direct care workers' value to residents' quality of life. We also propose questions for long-term care facilities about standards of formal caregiving at the end of life
Ethnography · Long-term care · Participant observation · Perspective (graphical · Social science · Sociology · Term (time · Value (mathematics · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology
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‘More like a daughter than an employee’
Being a man in long term care
They are the reason I come to work”
Questions I now ask
It's your Liangxin that tells you what to do”
Meaning-Making and Managing Difficult Feelings
When Foreign Domestic Helpers Care for and About Older People in Their Homes
The Influence of African American Elders' Belief Systems on Health Interactions
I tried to control my emotions”
The Emotional Labor of Personal Grief in Palliative Care
Pathways Through Grief to Hospice Volunteering
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |