Finding Meaning in Life Threatening Illness
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An assessment of meaning in life-threatening illness: development of the Healing Experience in All Life Stressors (HEALS)
CONTEXT Patients with life-threatening or chronic illness report an experience of increased positive psychological, social, and/or spiritual change during diagnosis and/or treatment of their illness, even in the face of unfavorable prognosis. This transformation begins through the ability to make their life meaningful by forming meaningful connections that emerge through self-introspection and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1229-1285,2287-6189
DOI: 10.14475/kjhpc.2020.23.2.39