Duggleby WD, Penz KL, Goodridge DM, Wilson DM, Leipert BD, Berry PH, et al. The transition experience of rural older persons with advanced cancer and their families: a grounded theory study. BMC Palliat Care. 2010;9:529
Finding 1	Feelings of isolation (U)
Illustration	“… so I guess, in that way, I suppose you’re isolated a bit.”(p.3)
Finding 2	Lack of information and poor communication with health care providers (U)
Illustration	“… but nobody tells me anything … even the doctors.”(p.3)
Finding 3	Transitions disrupted the lives of palliative patients and their families … experienced feeling out of control (U)
Illustration	“…everything I guess was out of control.”(p.4)
Finding 4	Coming to terms with their situation was the first process for palliative patients (U)
Illustration	“… you have to come to terms, you know … with the change.”(p.4)
Finding 5	Palliative patients and their families changed what they considered to be normal (U)
Illustration	“… like we said, you know, redefining everything in your world.”(p.5)
Finding 6	They defined new standards of what was “well” (U)
Illustration	“I’m feeling well … normal … Yes, normal for being sick.”(p.5)
Finding 7	In the process of redefining normal maintaining their personhood–who they were–was very important (U)
Illustration	“… because when you’re sick like everybody says … I’m still me you know … I don’t change. I deal with the changes by being me.”(p.5)

U, unequivocal.