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KMID : 0613620190390030468
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Health Social Welfare Review
2019 Volume.39 No. 3 p.468 ~ p.505
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A Phenomenological Approach to the Job-Seeking Experience of Cancer Survivors in Low-Income
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Lee In-Jeong
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Abstract
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This qualitative study aims to explore the job-seeking experience of low-income cancer survivors. The participants were 7 cancer survivors who agreed to participate. Data were collected by individual in-depth interviews and analyzed using phenomenological methodology by Giorgi (1970). The study derived 6 categories and 21 themes. These categories were characterized as follows: ‘returning to but encountering torn and exhausted daily life’, ‘being forced out on the labor market without preparation’, ‘being interrupted to job-seeking by wounds from cancer’, ‘climbing the steep cliffs of job-seeking without help’, ‘getting up and confronting even if being shaken and falling down’, ‘walking on the tightrope of hope for returning to work from the depths of despair’. The results of this study suggest that cancer survivors in low-income encounter a lot of barriers in job-seeking process, the first step of returning to work and more advice is required from health professionals in order to successfully reintegrate back into the workforce. The findings of this study will provide the basic information to develop a tailored approach regarding return to work support for cancer survivors in low-income.
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KEYWORD
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Cancer Survivor, Job Seeking, Return to Work, Giorgi’s Phenomenological Research Method
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