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| Spiritual inquiry and well-being in life-limiting illness | | Author(s) | Pamela G Reed, Elaine Rousseau |
| Journal title | Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, vol 19, no 4, 2007 |
| Publisher | Binghamton, NY, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 81-98 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Well being ; Terminal illness ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | As a developmental phase, end of life is accompanied by inner resources as well as losses. Spirituality is a potential inner resource for integrating illness that often occurs during this time. This study describes the process of how patients and family caregivers use their spiritual resources to facilitate well-being at the end of life. A qualitative study was designed, based on the grounded theory method, that entails theoretical sampling of concepts (not sampling of people as in quantitative designs), and the analytical technique of constant comparison of the data until conceptual categories are saturated with supporting data and a theory can be identified. The sample consisted of 12 respondents - 6 dyads of older patients with a life-limiting illness and family caregivers - who were interviewed over a 2-year period. Data analysis generated a theory about a process called "transcending life-limiting illness", which derived from two related themes: spiritual inquiry and end-of-life dimensions. The results expand existing knowledge about how people - either as patients or family caregivers of people facing end of life - live with life-limiting illness. The process of transcending life-limiting illness goes beyond merely coping to tap resources for well-being. This resource is expressed through an ongoing dialectic process of spiritual inquiry about life and death as supported by six crucial life dimensions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071127212 A |
| Classmark | EX: D:F:5HH: CV: 3DP: 7T |
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