Journal article
The chaos of caregiving and hope
Abstract
Hope is an important psychosocial resource that has been found to support family caregivers. In order to further understand the challenges of caregivers and their hope experience, we analyzed, using Cortazzi’s (2001) narrative analysis approach, 101 journal entries of family caregivers of persons with advanced cancer. The data was condensed into poetic phrases to reflect structural categories outlined by Cortazzi of event, description and …
Authors
Duggleby W; Williams A; Holtslander L; Cunningham S; Wright K
Journal
Qualitative Social Work, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 459–469
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
September 2012
DOI
10.1177/1473325011404622
ISSN
1473-3250