title: Healing from surgery: a phenomenological study.
abstract: A phenomenological study explored the experience of healing in nine post-surgical patients. Extensive interviews were conducted at one and four weeks after hospital discharge. A follow-up interview was conducted after participants reviewed descriptions of the experience. Healing included four overlapping themes: Active Participation (personal responsibility to assist in the healing process); Achieving Balance (reintegration of the whole system); Evolving Beyond (examination of goals, values and priorities); and Healing Process (change over time and connections between themes).
authors.affiliation: New York University.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Criddle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005086:Existentialism; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D012649:Self Concept; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation