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C Robert Bennett1, Heather L Coats2, Verna L Hendricks-Ferguson3
1Nurse Scientist, Assistant Professor, Senior Associate Consultant, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Abstract:
Adolescents and young adults living with advanced cancer must often discover new rules for living during cancer treatment. Such experiences may lead them to emerge to higher levels of consciousness and find personal meaning in these experiences. Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness was this qualitative research study's framework examining hope's role for adolescents and young adults living with advanced cancer. Fifteen participants aged 12-21 years created written narratives and illustrations to describe their experiences with hope. We propose an updated theoretical model in which hope facilitates expanding consciousness in adolescents and young adults living with advanced cancer.
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