Hemberg Jessica
Department of Caring Sciences, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland.
Scand J Caring Sci. 2017 Dec;31(4):995-1002. doi: 10.1111/scs.12424. Epub 2017 Feb 26.
Suffering profoundly touches the human being's inner existence. The different faces of suffering may yet be unknown, and therefore, it is important to further explore suffering in order to reach a new and deeper understanding of it and its alleviation.
The aim of this study was to expand the understanding of suffering. The research questions are what is suffering as described by the human beings themselves and what initiates a movement in suffering towards its alleviation?
RESEARCH DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT: The study uses a hermeneutical approach and hermeneutical reading. The material consists of interviews with adults who had lived through suffering and regained health.
The data storage, study participation and handling of data for research purposes were approved by the participants when they provided their informed consent.
Suffering is portrayed as a deep darkness. The suffering human being is filled with hopelessness and meaninglessness and feels homeless in life. There is often a hidden inner longing in the midst of suffering that may be uncovered.
Embracing the dark corner of the heart, the suffering, provides the keys for initiating a movement towards its alleviation and implications for how to encounter a suffering human being, for example within different caring contexts.
苦难深刻地触动着人类的内心存在。苦难的不同面貌可能尚不为人所知，因此，进一步探索苦难对于达成对其新的、更深刻的理解以及减轻苦难而言至关重要。
本研究的目的是拓展对苦难的理解。研究问题包括人类自身所描述的苦难是什么，以及是什么引发了苦难中朝向减轻苦难的转变？
研究设计、参与者与研究背景：本研究采用诠释学方法和诠释学阅读。研究材料包括对经历过苦难并恢复健康的成年人的访谈。
数据存储、参与研究以及为研究目的处理数据在参与者提供知情同意时得到了他们的批准。
苦难被描绘成一片深深的黑暗。遭受苦难的人充满绝望和无意义感，在生活中感到无依无靠。在苦难之中往往存在着一种可能被揭示的隐藏的内心渴望。
接纳内心的黑暗角落，即苦难，为开启朝向减轻苦难的转变提供了关键，也为如何面对遭受苦难的人提供了启示，例如在不同的照护情境中。
