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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The discursive properties of "hope": A qualitative analysis of cancer patients' speech |
Author: | Eliott, J. Olver, I. |
Citation: | Qualitative Health Research, 2002; 12(2):173-193 |
Publisher: | Sage Publications Inc |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
ISSN: | 1049-7323 1552-7557 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jaklin Eliott ; Ian Olver |
Abstract: | The authors of this article question the usefulness of the empirico-realist search for a definitive definition of hope. Semistructured interviews on “do-not-resuscitate” issues with 23 oncology clinic outpatients were tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed following grounded-theory methodology and discursive analytical methodology. Twelve patients spontaneously spoke about hope as objective or subjective, a burden or a resource. Hope represented an evaluation of empirical states of affairs or the wish for desired outcomes and was a warrant for action or an excuse for inaction. It was attributed to both patient and caregiver, to individuals or situations. Hope was present or future oriented, both vulnerable and enduring. The variety of versions of hope has implications for interactions between health care workers and patients. Recognizing a taxonomy of hope might prove more useful than searching for definitions. |
Keywords: | Humans Neoplasms Resuscitation Orders Adaptation, Psychological Attitude to Health Goals Interpersonal Relations Physician-Patient Relations Decision Making Spirituality Cost of Illness Quality of Life South Australia Anecdotes as Topic Interviews as Topic |
Description: | © 2002 SAGE Publications |
DOI: | 10.1177/104973230201200204 |
Published version: | http://qhr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/12/2/173 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Medicine publications |
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