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Asian Oncology Nursing 2020 Volume.20 No. 2 p.110 ~ p.122
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Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experience of Illness among Older Females with Cancer in South Korea³ëÀÎ, ¿©¼º, ¾Ï, ÁúÀû¿¬±¸
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Bang Mi-Seon
Kwon Su-Hye Kim Seon-Nyeo Shin Hae-Yun Seo Eun-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to understand the lived experience of illness among older females with cancer in South Korea.
Methods: Data were collected from May to December of 2019 through individual in-depth interviews with eight older females with cancer who have undergone thorough cancer diagnosis and treatments. Transcribed data were analyzed using the hermeneutic phenomenological method developed by van Manen.
Results: Six essential themes emerged: old body physically devastated through the fight against cancer; tug of war for symbiosis between cancer and the old body; home that does not provide comfort anymore; twilight years with no regrets even with cancer; womanhood to keep for a lifetime even in old age; and putting pieces together of the relationships around oneself.
Conclusion: Based on the participants¡¯ illness experience, efforts need to be made to develop and implement effective strategies to improve nurses¡¯ understanding of the life experiences of illness among older females with cancer in the Korean socio-cultural context, and to provide patient and family-centered nursing interventions that reflect patients¡¯ age and gender characteristics.
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KEYWORD
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Aged,, Women, Neoplasms, Qualitative research
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