A Theory of Nonphysical Suffering and Trust in Hospice Patients

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ID5454847
AutoresJodi L Sacks (University of Colorado Colorado Springs), Jenenne P Nelson (0000-0002-3010-2046, University of Colorado Colorado Springs)
Ano2007
Volume17
Fascículo5
Páginas675-689
Data de publicação2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732306298524
PMID17478649
OpenAlexW2120599926
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas19

Suffering is a complex, dynamic experience that overarches life experiences and includes physical, social, spiritual, and emotional domains. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to uncover participants' experiences of nonphysical suffering and what was helpful during this time. Eighteen patients who were chronically ill participated in this grounded theory study. Trust was uncovered as a central issue within nonphysical suffering, whereas meaning was the vehicle that enabled the individual to move within the suffering. Participants acknowledged suffering through the identification of various meanings of a situation within their constructed reality and belief system. During individuals' suffering, time was altered and the experience occurred within an expanded present. The individual created an emotional space apart from the meaning of loss within suffering. Trust included the categories of dynamic experience, losing trust, and dealing to regain trust. Participants identified nurse trustworthiness as important for decreasing energy expenditures associated with suffering

Grounded theory · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Trustworthiness · Empathy and Medical Education · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology