title: Health for people with a terminal diagnosis.
abstract: A naturalistic study was designed to investigate how people with terminal diseases describe health. Three domains emerged. The mental/emotional domain included hope, love, and control. The spiritual domain contained belief in a higher power, recognition of mortality, and self-actualization. The physical domain consisted of health promotion activities, feeling good, and relationship with a physician. This investigation suggested many similarities with Newman's model. One area of agreement was in the informants' belief that their disease was a part of their health. The emergence of the disease pattern allowed health to unfold. Many informants believed they became healthier because of their diagnoses.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Fryback
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology