Abstract

Guided by Roy's Adaptation Model (Roy, 2009) and using a descriptive, correlational, comparative design, sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, race, marital status, income), coping, primary palliative care (PPC, spiritual needs, social support, decision-making [DM] engagement, psychological support, PPC information and education provision, goals of care discussion, and care coordination across settings and times), spiritual well-being (SWB), and advance directive (AD) completion in response to living with a HF diagnosis within the previous 12 months were described and the potential relationships and differences between the variables explored.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27671256; ProQuest document ID: 2384563295. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Valerie Joy Smith, PhD, RN, MSN, CCRN-K, GERO-BC

Sigma Membership

Iota Sigma

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Spiritual Well-Being, Advance Directive Completion, Roy Adaptation Model, Decision Making

Advisor

Cheryl Westlake

Second Advisor

Vivien Dee

Third Advisor

Lowell Renold

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Azusa Pacific University

Degree Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-07-11

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