Distress is an individual's experience of an uncomfortable state of tension that is associated with pain, suffering, and circumstances. Distress is,human beingencounters.livingIt is an experience and is expressed when one perceives the situation that is happening to him or her as grievous. The expression of distress varies from person to person. How a person perceives distress varies according to the degree of intensity and persistence of the distress and the severity of the situation. It can be mere physical or psychological discomfort, extreme hopelessness, or the will to livelossIt can be an experience that is so much more than an experience that involves Distress is invisible and fluid, and it can be difficult for others to understand distress.
(a) patientThe pain of the person in thediseaseHow do we understand thediseasedeeply related to how they make sense of it. It also has a lot to do with how a person'slivingactivities of the company,diseaseThe cultural value and social recognition for the(a) patientIn order to alleviate the suffering of a person, it is necessary to understand the suffering from the person's situation, and also to understand the person'sdiseaseAttention should be paid to the implications fornursingThe alleviation of suffering by the(a) patientto rest, but also to restore health and daily life.living(at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusionindependenceThe effect on the
References
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(3) S.Kay Toombs (Author)/Isamu Nagami (Translator): Meaning of illness: Phenomenology for nursing and patient understanding, Japan Nurses Association Press 2001.

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