Research related to spirituality and health has developed from relative obscurity to a thriving
field of study over the last 20 years both within palliative care and within health care in …

Background: Physicians often report that they are reluctant to discuss prognosis for life-
threatening illnesses with patients and family out of concern for destroying their hope, yet …

PURPOSE: Oncologists are aware that their patients use complementary/alternative
medicine (CAM). As cancer incidence rates and survival time increase, use of CAM will likely …

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 …

Enhancing hope in people with a first recurrence of cancer Researchers and clinicians have
identified the need for well‐defined intervention studies to test the efficacy of interventions …

The purpose of this metasynthesis was to describe the hope experience of family caregivers
of persons with chronic illness. Fourteen studies were included in the metasynthesis. All …

The authors of this article question the usefulness of the empirico-realist search for a
definitive definition of hope. Semistructured interviews on “do-not-resuscitate” issues with 23 …

Although deemed vital to patient well-being, hope in persons who are terminally ill is often
thought to be problematic, particularly when centered on cure. As part of a study on end-of …

The purpose of this paper is to describe a conceptual model for hope that captures the
personal meaning of this construct within the context of health and illness. To identify this …

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 …