KMID : 0806120070370071212
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´ëÇÑ°£È£ÇÐȸÁö 2007 Volume.37 No. 7 p.1212 ~ p.1222
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Lived Experience of Considering Tomorrow among North Korean Refugees
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Lee Ok-Ja
Kim Hyun-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Purpose:The present study was done to discover the structure of universal actual experiences ¡®Considering tomorrow¡¯ of health and quality of life among North Korean refugees in terms of the socio-cultural context of South Korea.
Methods:The research question was ¡®what is the structure of the actual experience of ¡®Considering tomorrow?¡¯, which was examined based on the Parse¡¯s human becoming research method. Five North Korean adult refugees were recruited from a National Reconciliation Committee in Seoul/Incheon. The data was gathered from dialogues and collected from February, 2006 to November, 2006.
Results:The structures found in this study were: ¡®hope for future life by taking responsibility and having harmony with South Koreans, by forming an integrated identification; having a chance for positive engagement, by attaining human freedom and hope; feeling respected, by assimilating self to the new world; getting freedom back, by facing a new challenge and preparing self for a new social role; overcoming cultural differences with fortified hardiness for survival, by making a decision for a life course with individual growth. In addition, conceptual integration was that ¡®Considering tomorrow is transforming the enabling-limiting values¡¯.
Conclusion:Health professionals need to know North Korean refugees¡¯ psychological difficulties, expectations of treatment, help seeking behavior, and expectations from mainstream culture. Additionally, understanding North Korean refugees¡¯ needs for reality, health education and a multi-disciplinary team approach are necessary to improve their health.
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KEYWORD
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Refugees, Culture, Human becoming, Phenomenological study
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