ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2022
Existential loneliness and life suffering in being a suicide survivor: a reflective lifeworld research study.
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- Loneliness as an Interface Between Alzheimer's Disease and Suicidal Behaviour: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Meta-Analytic Factor Analysis.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2026Pooled it
- A suicide bereavement model: based on a meta-ethnography of the experiences of adult suicide loss survivors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Loss of human life by suicide - lived experiences of suicide survivors and professionals.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Facing death: the last drawings of a woman with breast cancer at the end of life.NPJ breast cancer · 2026Article
- Decomposition and comparative analysis of differences in loneliness between urban and rural older adults: evidence from a national survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The relationship between social network addiction, online gaming addiction, and suicide ideation: mediating and moderating role of loneliness.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- May I, Will I and Why. A Shared Lifeworld in a Suicidal Trajectory-Told by Suicide Loss Survivors.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Surviving families: experiences of losing a family member to suicide.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Best Practices for Notification of Unexpected, Violent, and Traumatic Death: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the study was to describe the loss of a family member by suicide, based on the lived experience of suicide survivors.
methodsA phenomenology study with a Reflective Lifeworld Research approach was conducted, consisting of sixteen interviews with eight suicide survivors.
resultsThe essence of losing a family member by suicide encompasses experiences of involuntary and existential loneliness, life suffering, and additional burdens in a life that is radically transformed, comprising prolonged and energy-intensive attempts to understand. Life for the family member encompasses a constant fear of being judged and an ambiguous silence, where this silence can both lead to involuntary loneliness and be a source of support and fellowship. Support mechanisms inside the family fall apart, and it becomes obvious that the survivors' experiences affect others. The loss also implies an active endeavour to maintain the memory of the deceased.
conclusionsBased on these results, it is important for professionals to accept the survivors as suffering human beings early-from the point of the notification of death-and consider them as patients in need of compassionate care. Such support might reduce life suffering, counteract stigma and involuntary loneliness, and work simultaneously as suicide prevention.
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