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Health professionals' perception of hope
— understanding its significance in the care of people who are dying | | Author(s) | Rod MacLeod, Helen Carter |
| Journal title | Mortality, vol 4, no 3, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 309-317 |
| Keywords | Dying ; Terminal care ; Adjustment ; Attitude ; Medical workers ; Quality of life ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Drawing predominantly on work reported from the fields of medicine and nursing, the literature on hope is examined in order to identify common elements of hope, with a particular emphasis on hope as it relates to care at the end of life. Various frameworks have been proposed for the maintenance of hope in those who are critically ill or dying, and these are outlined. Strategies for maintaining or engendering hope - particularly for those who are dying - are identified. Comment is made on the importance of hope inspiration in maintaining the quality of life of people who are dying. Although there is a growing body of literature on hope, the principles enunciated are not always borne out by health professionals in their clinical practice. The common elements of hope described in the literature as central to maintaining an individual's quality of life are identified. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020515217 A |
| Classmark | CX: LV: DR: DP: QT: F:59: 64A * |
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