Commentary on Lohne V & Severinsson E (2005) Patients’ experiences of hope and suffering during the first year following acute spinal cord injury. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 285–293.

Focuses on patients' experiences of hope and suffering during the first year following acute spinal cord injury. Improvement in the prognosis and rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients; Lack of acknowledgment and subsequent assessment for existential health states in clinical practice; Investigation on the existential dimension of vulnerable client groups' health states.