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  • Nursing Science
  • Qualitative Health Research
  • Humanbecoming Theory

Background:

  • Feeling unsure is a universal human experience impacting health and quality of life.
  • Understanding the lived experience of uncertainty is crucial for patient care.
  • The humanbecoming school of thought provides a framework for exploring complex human experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discover the structure of the lived experience of feeling unsure.
  • To contribute to the body of knowledge on the phenomenon of feeling unsure.
  • To expand the humanbecoming school of thought through empirical research.

Main Methods:

  • The Parse research method guided the study.
  • Dialogical engagement, extraction-synthesis, and heuristic interpretation were employed.
  • Ten community-dwelling individuals with chronic heart failure participated.

Main Results:

  • The structure of the lived experience of feeling unsure was identified.
  • This experience is characterized as discomforting trepidation with unassuredness-assuredness.
  • It involves vigilantly anticipating possibilities with treasured alliances, arising with moments of acquiescence.

Conclusions:

  • The study identified a novel structure for the lived experience of feeling unsure.
  • New knowledge extends the humanbecoming theory.
  • Understanding this phenomenon enhances the care of individuals facing uncertainty, particularly those with chronic conditions.