Abstract:Aim: understand the experience of relatives of people who suffered cardiac arrest and died. Method: this is a descriptive, qualitative study that used, respectively, symbolic interactionism and interpretive interactionism as a theoretical and methodological reference. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview at the household of 11 relatives, from November 2015 to June 2016. Results: the analysis of the narratives evidenced several feelings such as anger, anxiety and hope. Two epiphanies were ide… Show more
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