Abstract

The purpose of this naturalistic study was to explore and describe the impact of factors from the internal and external, human and non-human environments on the hoping process utilized by persons living with cancer. Given the nature of difficulties encountered by persons living with cancer, a sense of hopefulness is deemed to be especially important in managing life with this diagnosis. Using semi-structured interviewing and a purposive sample of fifteen persons living with cancer, positive and negative factors from the total environment were explored.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3008460; ProQuest document ID: 304721587. The author still retains copyright.

Lucia M. Tipton

Author Details

Lucia M. Tipton, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Tau Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Living with Cancer, Cancer Patient's Mental State, Emotional Impact of Cancer

Advisor

Bonnie Rickelman

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Degree Year

2001

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-05-06

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