The Lived Experience of Self-Transcendence in Women With AIDS
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing April 1, 1995 D.Coward Doris 73 citations
ObjectiveTo describe the lived experience of self-transcendence in women with AIDS, associated with increased sense of meaning and purpose, well-being, self-esteem, and connectedness with self and/or others.DesignExploratory-descriptive, using phenomenological research methods for the study approach, data collection, and data analysis.SettingOne written description and nine audiotaped...