期刊
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
卷 16, 期 7, 页码 779-785出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0396-7
关键词
existential plight; cancer; meaning-making coping; psychological adjustment
Introduction Despite modern advances that have led to improved prognoses and symptom management, a cancer diagnosis continues to evoke images of pain, suffering, and death. Discussion The current literature suggests that the existential plight of cancer refers to what is now commonly known as the search for meaning following a cancer experience. Mounting evidence suggests that global meaning-defined as the general sense that one's life has order and purpose-is a key determinant of overall quality of life. It provides the motivation for people with cancer to reengage in life amongst a bewildering array of physical, psychosocial, social, spiritual, and existential changes imposed by the disease. Health care providers are inherently involved in their patients' search for global meaning. Yet, few empirical studies have operationalized how this search can be achieved. Conclusion The meaning-making intervention is presented as one concrete approach to address the normative distress associated with the search for meaning within the context of cancer.
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