A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study: Understanding the Meaning of Hope for People with Medically Acquired Hepatitis C

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dc.contributor.advisorWillment, Jo-Anne
dc.contributor.authorFerronato, Megan
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-13T21:17:35Z
dc.date.available2012-11-13T08:01:36Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-13
dc.date.submitted2012en
dc.description.abstractThe impact of hope on chronic illness has long been acknowledged, however the experiences of people with medically acquired hepatitis C have been neglected in the literature. The aim of this study was to understand the lived experience of the meaning of hope for people with medically acquired hepatitis C using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (Smith et al., 2009), a qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three adults who acquired hepatitis C through blood transfusions and successfully completed antiviral treatment. Five overarching themes were identified and are presented. An interpretation of these Master themes revealed four sources of hope and three pathways to hope suggesting that the meaning of hope for people with medically acquired hepatitis C is a complex, dynamic, and personal process. Implications for future practice and future research are presented.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFerronato, M. (2012). A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study: Understanding the Meaning of Hope for People with Medically Acquired Hepatitis C (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24755en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24755
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/193
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subject.classificationHopeen_US
dc.subject.classificationQualitative Methodologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationChronic Illnessen_US
dc.subject.classificationHepatitis Cen_US
dc.subject.classificationInterpretive Phenomenological Analysisen_US
dc.titleA Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study: Understanding the Meaning of Hope for People with Medically Acquired Hepatitis C
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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