KMID : 0123520080150020140
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Journal of muscle and joint health 2008 Volume.15 No. 2 p.140 ~ p.154
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The Adjustment Process of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Lee Yoon-Kyoung
Lim Nan-Young Kim Seung-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the adjustment process of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS).
Method: The data were collected from May 2007 to February 2008 through individual in-depth interviews with 4 ALS patients. The data collection and analysis were performed according to grounded theory methodology, as suggested by Strauss and Corbin.
Results: ¡¯Accepting the sick role¡¯ was the central phenomenon, which was derived from ¡¯perceiving an intial symptom¡¯. Therefore, the adjustment pattern was represented by using the different strategies, which were ¡¯raising hope¡¯ and ¡¯hoping to dye comfortably¡¯. For taking a view of the future, ALS patients adopted the strategies of ¡¯living positively¡¯, ¡¯being treated hardly¡¯, ¡¯joining in the experience¡¯, ¡¯depending on the absolute being¡¯, ¡¯recognizing the dying process¡¯.
Conclusion: This study provides guidance for the development of nursing interventions for patients with ALS.
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KEYWORD
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS), Adjustment process, Grounded theory methodology
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