Ambiguous presence: Grief and care among healthcare assistants in permanent vegetative state.

AbstractPatients in a permanent vegetative state present unique emotional, ethical and relational challenges for those who care for them, whose physical presence yet psychological absence may expose staff to ambiguous loss, vicarious grief and disenfranchized grief. This qualitative study used refle...

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Published in:	Death Studies pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors:	Rigo, Matteo, Vincenzo, Ciro De, Iacona, Erika, Frenda, Adriana, Costante, Anna Chiara, Testoni, Ines
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2026
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost