What is it like to survive near-death? An interpretative phenomenological study of the experience of surviving sudden cardiac arrest
Thesis
D’Aloia, T. 2017. What is it like to survive near-death? An interpretative phenomenological study of the experience of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. Thesis Middlesex University / New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC) Psychology
Title | What is it like to survive near-death? An interpretative phenomenological study of the experience of surviving sudden cardiac arrest |
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Authors | D’Aloia, T. |
Abstract | This dissertation explores outlook and emotional well-being in cardiac arrest survivors at least 2 years after the event. Ten participants were interviewed, using semi-structured interviews focusing on emotional and psychological well-being, and the material was analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Three superordinate themes were identified. The first highlighted psychological dissonance in the wake of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA); the immediate impact of surviving and awakening to hear that they had suffered SCA was sudden, unexpected and confusing. The second was existential loss, relating to what SCA represented during this transitional and assimilative period. Finally, the third was ‘living in the here and now,’ which characterized their post-transformative journey and view of life as meaning emerged. |
Department name | Psychology |
Institution name | Middlesex University / New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC) |
Publication dates | |
13 Jun 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 13 Jun 2017 |
Accepted | 02 Jun 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Language | English |
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