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	Author	Campbell, K.
	Title	Experiences of rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners			Type	Book Chapter
	Year	2008	Publication	Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 166-178)	Abbreviated Journal	Ministry of Health publications page
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Palliative care; Parents and caregivers; Nurse-family relations; Gender; Community health nursing
	Abstract	This chapter firstly offers background information in relation to palliative care and the role of women as providers of care in the home setting. Secondly, it discusses a study that evolved from a trend the author observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand and from New Zealand literature; that the majority of carers of the terminally ill in home-settings are women. The aim of this research study was to offer insights into the requirements of caring for a dying person at home and provide information to assist nurses working in the community and other women who take on the caregiver's role.
	Call Number	NRSNZNO @ research @ 776			Serial	760
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	Author	Campbell, K.
	Title	Intertwining the role of partner and caregiver: A phenomenological study of the experiences of four New Zealand rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners			Type
	Year	2004	Publication		Abbreviated Journal	Victoria University of Wellington Library
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Rural nursing; Terminal care; Palliative care; Home care; Nurse-family relations
	Abstract	The stories of the women who live and work in rural settings in New Zealand have begun to reveal unique contributions that they have made to their families and community. This research study evolved from a trend the researcher observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand; that the majority of carers of those who are terminally in home-settings are in fact women. This qualitative study aimed to explore through guided conversational interviews the experiences of four women who have cared for their terminally ill partners who have subsequently died. The study investigated if these women's experiences were comparable to that of other women in existing palliative care literature. This research project focused particularly on elucidating the women's experience of intertwining the role of partner and caregiver. Heidegger's hermeneutic philosophy informed the methodology because he focused on what it meant to 'be' rather than 'how we know what we know'. The project focused on the meanings the women made of this dual role in their lives. Women already in the role of partner were now faced with the added responsibility of caregiver to meet the complex needs of their loved one. Usually they had no training to prepare them for this experience. The study reveals ways in which the visiting palliative care nurse becomes very important to them. The women's own voices reveal the high level of respect for their partners and address the harsh realities, revealing poignant and striking concerns in their lives. These stories are shared with the intent of enriching nurses' and other health professionals' understanding of the women's experiences. The author notes that understanding these women's experience is not only a way of honouring these remarkable women but more widely it will inform and possibly transform practice through guideline and policy refinement.
	Call Number	NRSNZNO @ research @			Serial	822
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