A review of current theories of death and dying

被引:40
作者
Copp, G [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London, Royal Marsden Hosp, Inst Canc Res, Ctr Canc & Palliat Care, London SW3 6JJ, England
关键词
death; dying; theories; theoretical frameworks;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00794.x
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Recently, attention has been focused on the care of dying individuals and their families. Although this area of care remains topical for health care professionals, there have been few attempts undertaken to explore critically both the seminal and more recent theories of death and dying in order to extend and develop the theoretical scope and orientation of this field further. The purpose of this paper is therefore twofold: first, to provide a general overview of the current theories of death and dying, and second, to discuss same specific and general contributions and limitations of the current theories. To this end, a review of seminal and more recent theoretical frameworks is presented in this paper. Implications for future research in theory development in the held of death and dying are highlighted.
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页码:382 / 390
页数:9
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