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KMID : 0384920070160020119
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2007 Volume.16 No. 2 p.119 ~ p.129
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The Coping Experience of Family Caregivers for the Industrial Disaster Victim
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Kim Chun-Mi
Oh Jin-Joo
Choi Jeong-Myung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purposes of this study were to understand the coping experience that family caregivers undergo during the process of care, to grasp coping behaviors used to solve problems and, finally, to develop a substantive theory by analyzing the coping process.
Method: The methodology of collecting and analyzing data used in this study followed the ground theory. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with open-ended and descriptive questions about the subjects’ coping experiences. The survey was conducted between May 2006 and August. The subjects of this study were 10 women.
Result: The result of the study is as follows. Core category of This Study was “Self- Sacrifice”. And The coping process of family caregivers while taking care of the industrial disaster victim was found to have five stages: shocked stage; undertaking stage of new role; skilled stage; exhausted stage; and desiderating stage. Seven coping behaviors were found to reduce the stress of role and anguish resulting from care.
Conclusion: The result of this study is helpful for developing effective industrial nursing strategies suitable for each coping stage. It is necessary to practice nursing mediation and to analyze the change about nursing effect and family caregivers’ adaptation.
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KEYWORD
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Industrial disaster, Family caregiver, Coping, Grounded theory methodology
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