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KMID : 0606120090150030282
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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2009 Volume.15 No. 3 p.282 ~ p.290
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Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescents with Hematologic Malignancies: Self-integration from Deviated Life
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Son Sun-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to observe the adaptation experience process of adolescents with hematologic malignancies.
Methods: The Grounded Theory Method, developed by Strauss & Corbin (1998), was used in this study. The data were collected through in-depth interviews with 10 adolescents with cancer. Data collection and analysis occurred concurrently. Theoretical sampling technique was used until the data reached saturation.
Results: deviated life?was verified as the central phenomenon for adolescents with cancer. The adaptation experience process was divided into 3 steps: ?elf-confusion? ?einterpretation? and ?egeneration of self? Through these 3 steps, the adolescents with hematologic malignancies fitted a new life by self-integration.
Conclusion: The results of this study provide a frame for individualized nursing intervention strategies in helping with the psychosocial adaptation of adolescents with hematologic malignancies.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent, Cancer, Social support, Qualitative research
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