Falling seriously ill is often experienced as a life event that causes conflict with people's
personal goals and expectations in life and evokes existential questions. This article …

Meaning making processes are crucial for finding coherence when confronting disruptive life
events. This study explored the meaning making processes and the coping strategies that …

The authors' aim in this study was to describe the chronic illness experience and its
relationship to the concept to finding meaning. They conducted interviews using a narrative …

Clinical professionals working in end-of-life (EOL) contexts are frequently relied upon to
address questions of meaning with dying and bereaved persons. Similar to the gulf between …

This article reports a qualitative study of elderly veterans' perceptions of and preferences for
end-of-life care. At a large urban Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, we asked 30 veterans and …

The following analysis addresses relationships between suffering and the self. It
emphasizes subjects' stories of experiencing chronic illness and their relationship to the …

Purpose Consistent with current literature, which highlights the role of narration as a key tool
for exploring the processes by which people construct the meaning of their critical …

Objective: Patients approaching the end of life not only face challenges to physical well-
being but also threats to emotional and spiritual integrity. Yet, identifying appropriate …

This study contrasted the moderating effects of deriving integrative meaning (a primary
appraisal process) with the use of specific, cognitive-behavioral strategies (a secondary …

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine liminal experiences of living with the
uncertainty of life-threatening illness. Increasing numbers of people with life-threatening …