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KMID : 0367020160280030323
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2016 Volume.28 No. 3 p.323 ~ p.333
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Hemodialysis Patients' Experience of Adapting to Dietary Therapy
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Yang Eun-Kyung
Kim Il-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of the experience of adapting to the dietary treatment for hemodialysis patients.
Methods: The data were collected through in-depth interviews of ten hemodialysis patients who have been dialyzed for longer than five months. Giorgi's phenomenological method was used for data analysis.
Results: The findings included five constituents and 16 sub-constituents. The five constituents concerning diet therapy were: 'suffering', 'undergoing trial and error', 'understanding the need', 'finding alternatives', and 'realizing the meaning of dietary therapy.'
Conclusion: The findings contribute to understanding the process of adapting to diet therapy. The results of this study may be utilized in assisting patients to understand the diet therapy process.
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KEYWORD
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Diet therapy, Adaptation, Hemodialysis, Phenomenology, Renal replacement therapy
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