Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe and examine the relationships between physical suffering and nonphysical suffering with spiritual transformation in patients with HF. Physical suffering was measured by severity of illness, symptom prevalence, and burden (symptom frequency, severity, distress); nonphysical suffering was measured by social isolation. Spiritual transformation was measured by spiritual growth, a change in worldview, priorities, sense of self, and faith-based relationships following hospitalization.

Description

This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3472155; ProQuest document ID: 887717628. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Melissa Dyo, PhD, AGNP-C

Sigma Membership

Iota Eta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Heart Failure, Spiritual Growth, Physical Suffering, Nonphysical Suffering

Advisor

Cheryl Westlake

Second Advisor

John A. Doyle

Third Advisor

Renee Pozza

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Azusa Pacific University

Degree Year

2011

Rights Holder

All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.

All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.

All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.

Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-02

Full Text of Presentation

wf_yes

Download

Share

COinS