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Hope in palliative care: from narcissism to self-transcendence in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Abstract：

INTRODUCTION:The concept of hope in palliative care is an important and neglected area of research. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive degenerative motor neuron disease, offers an excellent opportunity to study this construct as the illness is virtually always fatal. Our research explored the meaning of hope in individuals with ALS. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixteen patients (13 males and 3 females; mean age, 54) were interviewed during routine clinic visits to the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco. The Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) Scale and the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and a Hope Scale were administered. Themes of hope were identified and categorized. RESULTS:Hope categories included: (1) hope for a cure, (2) social support, (3) search for information, (4) spiritual beliefs, (5) limiting the impact, (6) adapting to changing capacities, (7) living in the moment, and (8) self-transcendence. The relationship between hope and the FVC value and individual as well as overall ALSFRS-R ratings were examined, and none were significant. DISCUSSION:Individuals varied in their capacity to cope with their illness unrelated to their physical ability. Themes ranged from a primary focus on the self to one of heightened concern for others, on continuum from narcissism to altruism. Respondents cited using a number of categories of hope (mean=5). CONCLUSION:Patients draw upon a variety of mechanisms to sustain hope when facing chronic disease, including hope for a cure, support from others, seeking information, spiritual beliefs, limiting the impact, adapting to changing capacities, living in the moment, and transcending the self. The palliative care team can play an important role by promoting discussions regarding hopefulness and its many forms in individuals with ALS.

journal_name

J Palliat Med

journal_title

Journal of palliative medicine

authors

Fanos JH,Gelinas DF,Foster RS,Postone N,Miller RG

doi

10.1089/jpm.2007.0098

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-04-01 00:00:00

pages

470-5

issue

eissn

1096-6218

issn

1557-7740

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Hope in palliative care: from narcissism to self-transcendence in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.