Attention to culturally specific rituals germane to end-of-life rituals are important for the nurse
who is delivering culturally competent care. The Patient Self-Determination Act implemented …

How is that some patients are able to rise above the adversity of a progressive,
lifethreatening illness, while others spiral downwards to the depths of despair? Many people …

This book represents 27 collective years of work in the area of hope and hopelessness,
conducted by each of us in somewhat more than the past decade. In reality, this book is …

This study explored the meaning of hope and identified strategies that are used to foster
hope in a convenience sample of 30 terminally‐ill adults using the technique of …

The term" refractory" can be applied when a symptom cannot be adequately controlled
despite aggressive efforts to identify a tolerable therapy that does not compromise …

The aim of this study was to illuminate the meaning of the lived experience of hope in
patients with cancer in palliative home care. Narrative interviews with 11 patients were …

This longitudinal study explored the meaning of hope, the influence of specific background
characteristics on hope, and identified strategies that are used to foster hope in a …

CONTEXT: Clinicians often feel challenged by the need to deliver difficult prognostic
information to patients with a life-limiting illness while, at the same time, support their hopes …

Development and Implementation of a Hope Intervention Program Page 1 HERTH – VOL 28,
NO 6, 2001 1009 Hope has emerged as a vital life force that fortifies both psychological and …

This study explored the meaning of hope, the influence of specific background
characteristics on hope, and identified strategies that are used to foster hope in a …