NAU publications by CHER
Faculty & staff publications
NAU faculty and staff have the opportunity to publish their findings and knowledge as authors. CHER has many researchers that have been cited multiple times in major publications for their great work. The Center for Health Equity Research has accumulated all faculty publications into one, easy to navigate database.
Please type in a key word or author LAST name to search
Eaves, Emery R; Nichter, Mark; Ritenbaugh, Cheryl Ways of Hoping: Navigating the Paradox of Hope and Despair in Chronic Pain Journal Article Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 40 (1), pp. 35-58, 2016. @article{Eaves2016b, title = {Ways of Hoping: Navigating the Paradox of Hope and Despair in Chronic Pain}, author = {Emery R Eaves and Mark Nichter and Cheryl Ritenbaugh}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26194780}, doi = {10.1007/s11013-015-9465-4}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-03-01}, journal = {Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry}, volume = {40}, number = {1}, pages = {35-58}, abstract = {In this paper, we explore hope in the context of living with chronic pain. Individuals with chronic pain from temporomandibular disorder(s) were interviewed four to five times over the course of their 18-month participation in a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We sought to understand shifts in participants' descriptions of expectations and hopefulness, particularly with regard to the work involved in counterbalancing positive thinking with buffers against disappointment. We found hope to be a dynamic and multifaceted mindset as distinct from being a single entity to be measured. Drawing upon Polanyi's concept of tacit knowing, we explore how different ways of hoping emerge and index one another in participant narratives. We offer a working typology of hope and raise as an issue the manner in which the paradox of hope--hoping enough to carry on while keeping hopes in check to avoid the ever-present possibility of despair--complicates simplistic notions of the relationship between positive thinking and the placebo response.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In this paper, we explore hope in the context of living with chronic pain. Individuals with chronic pain from temporomandibular disorder(s) were interviewed four to five times over the course of their 18-month participation in a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We sought to understand shifts in participants' descriptions of expectations and hopefulness, particularly with regard to the work involved in counterbalancing positive thinking with buffers against disappointment. We found hope to be a dynamic and multifaceted mindset as distinct from being a single entity to be measured. Drawing upon Polanyi's concept of tacit knowing, we explore how different ways of hoping emerge and index one another in participant narratives. We offer a working typology of hope and raise as an issue the manner in which the paradox of hope--hoping enough to carry on while keeping hopes in check to avoid the ever-present possibility of despair--complicates simplistic notions of the relationship between positive thinking and the placebo response. |
Eaves, Emery R; Ritenbaugh, Cheryl; Nichter, Mark; Hopkins, Allison L; Sherman, Karen J EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing, 10 (4), pp. 225-232, 2014. @article{Eaves2014, title = {Modes of hoping: understanding hope and expectation in the context of a clinical trial of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic pain}, author = {Emery R Eaves and Cheryl Ritenbaugh and Mark Nichter and Allison L Hopkins and Karen J Sherman}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25037665}, doi = {10.1016/j.explore.2014.04.004}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-08-01}, journal = {EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing}, volume = {10}, number = {4}, pages = {225-232}, abstract = {This article explores the role of hope in participants' assessments of their expectations, experiences and treatment outcomes. Data analysis focused on semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 44 participants, interviewed 3-5 times each over the course of a study evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a form of chronic orofacial pain. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using qualitative and ethnographic methods. A "Modes of Hoping" (Webb, 2007)(1) framework informed our analysis. Five modes of hoping emerged from participant narratives: Realistic Hope, Wishful Hope, Utopian Hope, Technoscience Hope, and Transcendent Hope. Using this framework, hope is demonstrated as exerting a profound influence over how participants assess and report their expectations. This suggests that researchers interested in measuring expectations and understanding their role in treatment outcomes should consider hope as exercising a multi-faceted and dynamic influence on participants' reporting of expectations and their experience and evaluation of treatment.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This article explores the role of hope in participants' assessments of their expectations, experiences and treatment outcomes. Data analysis focused on semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 44 participants, interviewed 3-5 times each over the course of a study evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a form of chronic orofacial pain. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using qualitative and ethnographic methods. A "Modes of Hoping" (Webb, 2007)(1) framework informed our analysis. Five modes of hoping emerged from participant narratives: Realistic Hope, Wishful Hope, Utopian Hope, Technoscience Hope, and Transcendent Hope. Using this framework, hope is demonstrated as exerting a profound influence over how participants assess and report their expectations. This suggests that researchers interested in measuring expectations and understanding their role in treatment outcomes should consider hope as exercising a multi-faceted and dynamic influence on participants' reporting of expectations and their experience and evaluation of treatment. |
2016 |
Eaves, Emery R; Nichter, Mark; Ritenbaugh, Cheryl Ways of Hoping: Navigating the Paradox of Hope and Despair in Chronic Pain Journal Article Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 40 (1), pp. 35-58, 2016. @article{Eaves2016b, title = {Ways of Hoping: Navigating the Paradox of Hope and Despair in Chronic Pain}, author = {Emery R Eaves and Mark Nichter and Cheryl Ritenbaugh}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26194780}, doi = {10.1007/s11013-015-9465-4}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-03-01}, journal = {Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry}, volume = {40}, number = {1}, pages = {35-58}, abstract = {In this paper, we explore hope in the context of living with chronic pain. Individuals with chronic pain from temporomandibular disorder(s) were interviewed four to five times over the course of their 18-month participation in a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We sought to understand shifts in participants' descriptions of expectations and hopefulness, particularly with regard to the work involved in counterbalancing positive thinking with buffers against disappointment. We found hope to be a dynamic and multifaceted mindset as distinct from being a single entity to be measured. Drawing upon Polanyi's concept of tacit knowing, we explore how different ways of hoping emerge and index one another in participant narratives. We offer a working typology of hope and raise as an issue the manner in which the paradox of hope--hoping enough to carry on while keeping hopes in check to avoid the ever-present possibility of despair--complicates simplistic notions of the relationship between positive thinking and the placebo response.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In this paper, we explore hope in the context of living with chronic pain. Individuals with chronic pain from temporomandibular disorder(s) were interviewed four to five times over the course of their 18-month participation in a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We sought to understand shifts in participants' descriptions of expectations and hopefulness, particularly with regard to the work involved in counterbalancing positive thinking with buffers against disappointment. We found hope to be a dynamic and multifaceted mindset as distinct from being a single entity to be measured. Drawing upon Polanyi's concept of tacit knowing, we explore how different ways of hoping emerge and index one another in participant narratives. We offer a working typology of hope and raise as an issue the manner in which the paradox of hope--hoping enough to carry on while keeping hopes in check to avoid the ever-present possibility of despair--complicates simplistic notions of the relationship between positive thinking and the placebo response. |
2014 |
Eaves, Emery R; Ritenbaugh, Cheryl; Nichter, Mark; Hopkins, Allison L; Sherman, Karen J EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing, 10 (4), pp. 225-232, 2014. @article{Eaves2014, title = {Modes of hoping: understanding hope and expectation in the context of a clinical trial of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic pain}, author = {Emery R Eaves and Cheryl Ritenbaugh and Mark Nichter and Allison L Hopkins and Karen J Sherman}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25037665}, doi = {10.1016/j.explore.2014.04.004}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-08-01}, journal = {EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing}, volume = {10}, number = {4}, pages = {225-232}, abstract = {This article explores the role of hope in participants' assessments of their expectations, experiences and treatment outcomes. Data analysis focused on semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 44 participants, interviewed 3-5 times each over the course of a study evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a form of chronic orofacial pain. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using qualitative and ethnographic methods. A "Modes of Hoping" (Webb, 2007)(1) framework informed our analysis. Five modes of hoping emerged from participant narratives: Realistic Hope, Wishful Hope, Utopian Hope, Technoscience Hope, and Transcendent Hope. Using this framework, hope is demonstrated as exerting a profound influence over how participants assess and report their expectations. This suggests that researchers interested in measuring expectations and understanding their role in treatment outcomes should consider hope as exercising a multi-faceted and dynamic influence on participants' reporting of expectations and their experience and evaluation of treatment.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This article explores the role of hope in participants' assessments of their expectations, experiences and treatment outcomes. Data analysis focused on semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 44 participants, interviewed 3-5 times each over the course of a study evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a form of chronic orofacial pain. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using qualitative and ethnographic methods. A "Modes of Hoping" (Webb, 2007)(1) framework informed our analysis. Five modes of hoping emerged from participant narratives: Realistic Hope, Wishful Hope, Utopian Hope, Technoscience Hope, and Transcendent Hope. Using this framework, hope is demonstrated as exerting a profound influence over how participants assess and report their expectations. This suggests that researchers interested in measuring expectations and understanding their role in treatment outcomes should consider hope as exercising a multi-faceted and dynamic influence on participants' reporting of expectations and their experience and evaluation of treatment. |