title: Finding meaning in illness. Can nurses help?
abstract: They are common comments from people facing a life-threatening or chronic illness: "Why did this happen to me? I don't deserve this." "Am I being punished for something? Why do I have to go through this?"
authors.affiliation: Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Giger
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poole
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support