Dignity, voice, and the terminal sick role within pediatric illness narratives about death and dying

• Main Author: Chua, Ivy Chin Ing
• Other Authors: Chiang Hui Ling Michelle
• Format: Thesis-Master by Research
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Humanities::Literature
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155726
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis surveys ten pediatric illness narratives about death and dying to examine three common issues a young patient grapples with: dignity, voice, and the terminal sick role. These pathographies and fictional texts offer fresh perspectives beyond the biomedical model’s narrow focus on curative...