title: Facilitating health in people with terminal diagnoses by encouraging a sense of control.
abstract: It is important that nurses work to promote the health of all patients, including those with apparent terminal diagnoses. One way to accomplish this goal is to help people who are dealing with such a disease to retain control over some aspect of their lives.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Fryback
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Reinert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009732:Nursing Care; D010358:Patient Participation; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*