title: Hoping to maintain a balance: the concept of hope and the discontinuation of anorexiant medications.
abstract: The secondary analysis of transcripts from a study of 9 women who used prescription anorexiant medications described in this article was conducted to discover the role that hope played in the women's weight-loss initiatives. It was found that hope grew throughout the women's weight-loss initiative but peaked once the medications were discontinued. Seven components of the concept of hope were described in the context of the women's weight-loss experiences. Characteristics of hope in women who have discontinued anorexiant medications are different than those associated with hope in other contexts. A unique pattern of hope, hoping to maintain a balance, describes the women's experiences as they strove to maintain the weight they had lost.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Volume
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Farris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants