We make meaning of illness, suffering, and death through narrative, by telling a story. In this
article, the authors explore narrative and palliative care: how, at the end of life, narratives of …

The use of narrative methods has a long history in palliative care, pioneered by Dame Cicely
Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement, Narrative and Stories in Health Care …

This study undertook a content analysis of 105 published narratives from healthcare
providers in end-of-life care settings from 1998 to 2005 using qualitative content analysis …

Telling stories after a loved one's death helps surviving family members to find meaning in
the experience and share perceptions about whether the death was consistent with the …

The phenomenon of the 'illness narrative'is well-documented, in the last 25 years, of
increasing interest to researchers in health and social sciences. Personal stories about the …

Individuals and families make sense of the world and their experiences through a process of
meaning construction. Narrative is an important means of constructing meaning. The …

Many clinicians may feel poorly prepared to manage patient suffering resulting from the
travails of chronic illness. This essay explores the thesis that chronically and terminally ill …

Narrative medicine has developed an identity already. Clinicians of many disciplines are
being summoned to a practice that recognizes patients by receiving their accounts of self …

The components of good and bad deaths have not been well elucidated in the literature.
Furthermore, the value of using narratives in palliative care research has not been …

Narrative methods have played a minor role in research with dying patients to date, and
deserve to be more widely understood. This article illustrates the utility and value of these …