title: The pattern of the becoming-self in death and dying.
abstract: As part of a triangulated study that examined psychological adaptation in home hospice patients, the grounded theory method was used to generate social-psychological processes of dying. The pattern of the becoming-self was one of seven patterns that emerged. The responses and reactions of 15 dying persons described a pattern that was shaped by self-integration, inner cognition, creation of personal meanings, and connection to others and a higher being. The becoming-self supported humanism and veritivity as defined in adaptation nursing theory.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Tacoma, USA.
authors.forename: Marjorie C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dobratz
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003643:Death; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D009742:Nursing Theory; D019452:Terminally Ill