Facing uncertainty and possible death: the Christian patients' experience

Georgina Hawley

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 1998, vol. 7, issue 5, 467-478

Abstract: • 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.

Date: 1998
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