Living with hope: developing a psychosocial supportive program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer |
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| Authors: | Wendy D Duggleby and Allison M Williams |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Nursing, 3rd Floor Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, T6G 2G3 Edmonton Alberta, Canada;(2) School of Geography and Geology, Burke Science Building, 1280 Main Street West, L8S 4K1 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Background Hope is defined by caregivers as the inner strength to achieve future good and to continue care giving. Pilot test findings
of a Living with Hope Program (LWHP) suggested it is an acceptable and feasible intervention for use by family caregivers.
Although it shows promise in potentially increasing hope and quality of life, further testing and development is needed. Questions
remain as to: a) what are the mechanisms through which the LWHP affects outcomes and b) how long it is effective? The overall purpose of this time series mixed method study is the further development and testing of the LWHP by :
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Determining the mechanisms of the LWHP by testing a LWHP conceptual model in which self-efficacy, and loss/grief are hypothesized
intermediary variables for changes in hope, and subsequently quality of life among rural women caring for persons with advanced
cancer, and; |
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