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유방암 환자의 치료 전 경험 : The Patients' Experiences of the Diagnosis and Pre-Treatment Period of Breast Cancer
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- Issue Date
- 2008
- Citation
- J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs, 15(4), 495-503
- Keywords
- 유방 ; 암 ; 질적 연구 ; 사회심리적 측면 ; 면담 ; Breast ; Cancer ; Qualitative research ; Psychosocial aspects ; Interview
- Abstract
- Purpose: To date most research related to patients with breast cancer has discriminately investigated the status
within or after the treatment although the patients demand holistic nursing care from the time of diagnosis. Thus,
the purpose of this study was to investigate the trajectory of breast cancer diagnosis and patients' experiences in
the pre-treatment period. Method: This qualitative study used qualitative thematic analysis. Nineteen Korean women
who were diagnosed with breast cancer within the last 6 month participated in the study. Individualized interviews
were conducted with each participant in a cancer center in K city. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed,
and analyzed using the thematic analysis process. Results: The overriding theme was the scattered life in an
unforeseen swirl, which illustrates the participants' unexpected crisis with confusion and emotional distress. Two
subthemes included falling into an unavoidable journey, and staggering in a muddle with urgency. The
categories were unexpected probability, nagging nodularity, ominous presentiment, emotional upheaval, bad
thought intrusion, and a sense of urgency. Conclusion: Patients in the pre-treatment period encountered utter
emotional distress and a sense of urgency after being diagnosed breast cancer. Strategies to develop nursing care
for patients in this period and nursing implications are discussed.
- ISSN
- 1225-9012
- Language
- Korean
- URI
- http://uci.or.kr/G100:I100-KOI(KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO200801440603965)
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/9467
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