Abstract Background Nursing homes (NHs) are populated by the frailest older people who have multiple physical or mental conditions and palliative care needs that may convey the …
Expressions of resistance to violence metaphors for cancer provide important insights as to how these metaphors are perceived and which specific aspects of their use are deemed …
Listen to the interview with Anita Wohlmann about Metaphor in Illness Writing in New Books Network here. Metaphor in Illness Writing argues that even when a metaphor appears …
Metaphors play a crucial part in human cognition and significantly enhance doctor-patient communication. However, metaphor uses of Chinese lung cancer survivors are still …
MH Bodd, NC Daniels, HL Amonoo, T Tate… - Supportive Care in …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Meaning-making is fundamental to the cancer experience and communication within cancer care is saturated with metaphors. The objective of this study was to better …
T Tate - Hastings Center Report, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There are two widespread beliefs about the use of metaphors in clinical medicine. The first is that military metaphors are harmful to patients and should be discouraged in medical …
Background The depiction of dementia in public discourse tends to operate on two levels: the tragedy discourse or the living well with dementia discourse, where metaphors play a …
The use of metaphors to talk about cancer experiences has attracted much research and debate, especially in the case of military metaphors. However, questions remain about what …
DYM Wackers, HJ Plug - Metaphor and Symbol, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Violence metaphors for cancer can have undesirable implications. The metaphorical expression “She lost her battle with cancer,” for instance, is deemed inappropriate by some …