Hopeful adults with advanced stage cancer: nature, influences, focus, and patterns of hope over time
Abstract
The diagnosis of terminal cancer begins one of the most complex and challenging individual experiences of human life that requires multiple coping responses, one of those being hope. There are limited knowledge and few studies that provide descriptions of hope over time for adults, ages 20-59, with advanced stage cancer. The purpose of this study was to describe hope as defined and experienced by adults with advanced stage cancer, evidencing high levels of hope. This descriptive, longitudinal research study used the technique of methodological triangulation (semistructured interview, Stoner Hope Scale, Ferrans & Powers Quality of Life Index, Visual Analogue Scales, and participant observation) to define and describe hope in a convenience sample of 12 hopeful adults with advanced stage cancer.
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Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Hope in Cancer Patients, Advanced Stage Cancer, Mental States
Advisor
Kathleen H. Mooney
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Utah
Degree Year
1997
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Mary Anne Hales, "Hopeful adults with advanced stage cancer: nature, influences, focus, and patterns of hope over time" (2019). Dissertations. 1111.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1111
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None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-12-09
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9738992; ProQuest document ID: 304376724. The author still retains copyright.