Journal article
Legitimising and rationalising in talk about satisfaction with formal healthcare among bereaved family members
Abstract
While there is a fair amount of knowledge regarding substantive features of end of life care that family members desire and appreciate, we lack full understanding of the process whereby family members formulate care evaluations. In this article we draw on an analysis of interview data from 24 bereaved family members to explicate how they interpret their experiences and formulate evaluations of end of life care services. Most participants wove …
Authors
Funk LM; Stajduhar KI; Cohen SR; Heyland DK; Williams A
Journal
Sociology of Health & Illness, Vol. 34, No. 7, pp. 1010–1024
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
9 2012
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01457.x
ISSN
0141-9889