KMID : 0606120140200010049
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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing 2014 Volume.20 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.57
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Grieving among Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Situational Analysis
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Jin Ju-Hye
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how adolescent survivors of childhood cancer grieve the death of cancer peers.
Methods: Data were obtained from Korean adolescents with cancer between the ages of 13 and 18 (N=12) through semi-structured interviews (face-to-face, telephone, and Internet chatting), observations of the social dynamics of participants in self-help groups, and retrieval of personal Web journals. Based on the grounded theory methodology, data collection and analysis were conducted simultaneously, and constant comparative methods were used. Clarke¡¯s situational analysis was adopted, and this paper focused on presenting ¡°how to¡± and ¡°what we can learn¡± from this analytic strategy.
Results: Mapping examples were visualized using of three modes of maps. Adolescent cancer survivors coped with reminders of the ¡°darkness¡± that ultimately featured their overall grief. Additionally, adolescents¡¯ encounters and avoidance of grief were triggered by introspection and interactions with family and friends.
Conclusion: Situational analysis provided an efficient way to analyze the experiences of adolescent survivors of childhood cancer by systematizing possible information within the relational social contexts of the research phenomenon.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent, Survivors, Grief, Qualitative Research
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