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Facing uncertainty and possible death: the Christian patients' experience
Author(s) -
HAWLEY GEORGINA
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00191.x
Subject(s) - qualitative research , psychology , medicine , social psychology , nursing , sociology , social science
• This paper presents the hospital experience of a group of coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients. • A description of the qualitative methodology is given. • The participants' experience was identified as facing uncertainty and possible death. • Excerpts from interviews are given. • The participants coped with the situation by praying or having others pray on their behalf. • Their uncertainty and possible death was affected by the conditions of: available support; environment; credible authority; information; belief; and their psychophysiological status at the time.