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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Publicado en:Death Studies pp. 1 - 13
Autores principales: Rigo, Matteo, Vincenzo, Ciro De, Iacona, Erika, Frenda, Adriana, Costante, Anna Chiara, Testoni, Ines
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2026
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