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KMID : 1003020150160010034
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Qualitative Research
2015 Volume.16 No. 1 p.34 ~ p.47
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The Experienced of Chemotherapy before Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy
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Park Jin-Ah
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to understand the essential meaning of chemotherapy experience before stem cell transplantation.
Methods: Data were collected from December 2011 to October 2014 through individual in-depth interviews. All the interviews were recorded. A total of 11 patients with chemotherapy participated in the study. Data were analyzed using a van Manen’s hermeneutic phenomenological analysis method.
Results: The phenomenon of experiencing the chemotherapy before Stem Cell Transplantation by participants was drawn as to 16 themes and 6 essential themes: ‘feel fear and despair because of the diagnosis of the disease,’ ‘feel sad about the disease, blame wrong lifestyles, and reproach themselves,’ ‘suffer physically due to chemotherapy,’ ‘added suffer emotionally due to chemotherapy processes,’ ‘overcome despair and vagueness imagining what they want to do after recovery,’ and ‘expect healing of diseases and wait for stem cell transplantation.’
Conclusion: The result of study is of significance in that it gave practical help to the subjects through understanding of their world of experience and supportive care by providing an understanding of chemotherapy experience before Stem Cell Transplantation of patients with hematologic malignancy and provided guidelines on nursing intervention development to nurses providing care.
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KEYWORD
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Hematologic malignancy, Chemotherapy, Life experience, Stem cell transplantation
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