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The Living Experience of Suffering: A Parse Method Study.

Judith D Hart¹

¹1 Inspector, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Nursing Science Quarterly

|March 24, 2018

Summary

This study explored the human experience of suffering, finding it to be a state of anguishing desolation. This desolation can shift with new perspectives and envisioning possibilities.

Area of Science:

Nursing Science
Qualitative Research
Phenomenology

Background:

Suffering is a universal human experience.
Understanding the lived experience of suffering is crucial for holistic care.
Existing research often lacks a focus on the subjective structure of suffering.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the structure of the human-universe living experience of suffering.
To answer the question: What is the structure of the living experience of suffering?

Main Methods:

Utilized the Parse method, a phenomenological approach.
Conducted in-depth interviews with 10 community-dwelling adults.
Employed qualitative analysis to identify the core structure of suffering.

Keywords:

Parse method humanbecoming humanuniverse nursing suffering

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The structure of suffering was identified as 'anguishing desolation with varied alliances arising with envisioning anew.'
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