RT Article
T1 Hope Against Hope in Cancer at the End of Life
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 50
IS 3
SP 731
OP 742
A1 Pattison, Natalie A.
A1 Lee, Christopher
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2011
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1668814374
AB Hope has many facets to it in the context of cancer. This article outlines an instrumental case study for a patient with aggressive lymphoma who rapidly deteriorated to the point of dying. How her and her family's hope was managed is outlined here from various perspectives. Interviews were carried out with the patient's family, medical consultant-in-charge (attending physician) and nurses caring for her at the end of life. The findings outline the transition from hope for cure to hope for a good death and the role that the patient and family's Christian hope played in this. Religiosity and spirituality of hope in terms of Christian hope is explored from the theological perspective. Practical aspects of care in the face of changing hope are discussed. Conclusions are drawn about reframing hope in a changing clinical situation with reference to theories of hope. The importance of acknowledging hope, coping, spirituality and religiosity, especially at end of life, is emphasised.
K1 Christian hope
K1 Coping
K1 end of life
K1 Hope
K1 Reframing hope
DO 10.1007/s10943-009-9265-7