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Contentment in “Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey through Autism”: A humanbecoming hermeneutic study
Contentment is a universally lived experience that is inexplicably intertwined with health and quality of life. The aims of this humanbecoming hermeneutic study were to identify the essence of the experience of contentment, ...
The quest for treatment: Cancer patients' experience of Phase I clinical trials
Phase I clinical trials of new anticancer drugs and therapies, while critical to the development of new treatment, rarely benefit participants directly. Despite the potential risks and unknown benefits, however, many ...
The meaning of grieving for families living with AIDS
The purpose of this nursing study, guided by Parse's human becoming theory, was to investigate the meaning of grieving for families living with AIDS. Parse's research methodology was used to uncover the meaning of grieving ...
An investigation of suffering through the examination of the lived experiences of hospice patients
Although there is a historical and philosophical link between nursing and the suffering of people, a review of literature revealed that there are only a limited number of articles treating suffering conceptually or ...
The lived experience of nursing students in caring for suffering individuals: A phenomenological analysis
The purpose of this study was to illuminate the lived experience of nursing students in caring for individuals who were suffering. A phenomenological approach was utilized consisting of four iterative steps: purposive ...
The lived experience of breastfeeding for women with perinatal depression
Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months provides numerous infant and maternal benefits. Yet mothers with risk factors, such as lower education, lower socioeconomic status, younger maternal age, planned cesarean birth, ...
The experience of recurrent breast cancer: A case study
The purposes of this study were to describe, in-depth, the experience of recurrent breast cancer and to explore methodologies consistent with a conceptual orientation based in the Complex Nonlinear Dynamical Systems ...
Traumatic events, social support, and self-efficacy: Correlates of health perceptions among adolescents
The relationship between traumatic events and health perceptions among adolescents is poorly understood. While social support and self-efficacy protect adults from the adverse effects of trauma, the nature of this relationship ...
The experience of cognitive change in women with breast cancer following chemotherapy
Background: Change in cognitive function is one side effect of chemotherapy that has been reported in some breast cancer survivors. Alarming reports indicate that between 16 to 50 percent of women receiving chemotherapy ...
Gaining a voice: A study of the breastfeeding experiences of a select group of educated, low-income, minority women supported by peer counselors
This grounded theory study describes the experiences of a small select group of educated, low-income, culturally diverse women who were supported by peer counselors/breastfeeding advocates in their communities as they ...