The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experience of
suffering through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The experiences of 13 individuals who
lived suffering through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti were elicited. Heideggerian
hermeneutical phenomenology served as both the guiding philosophy and methodology
for this research study, while Eriksson’s (1981) theory of caritative caring provided the
caring science lens. Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner’s (1989) seven-stage method of
hermeneutical analysis provided the structure for data analysis. The relational themes that
were interpreted were: Experiencing the Unimaginable, Awakening to a Changed Reality,
Agonizing for Others, Compounding Losses, Finding a Way Forward, and Being
Transformed. These six relational themes are illuminated and aesthetically re-presented
in six watercolor paintings. The constitutive pattern Suffering With and For Others
expressed the meaning of suffering for participants through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
as a lived experience. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_39761 |
| Contributors | Gullett, Diane L. (author), Barry, Charlotte D. (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 349 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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