Finding meaning in illness. Can nurses help?
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?"
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Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
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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