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조영숙 ( Cho Young-Sook ) - 인산전문대학
김수지 ( Kim Su-Sie ) - 이화여자대학교 간호대학
( Martinson Ida ) - UCSF대학
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Abstract
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The purpose of this research was to understand the structure of the lived experience of a child terminally ill with cancer.
The research question was "What is the structure of the experience of a child terminally ill with Cancer?"
The sample consisted of 17 children admitted to the Cancer units of two university hospitals in Seoul.
The unstructured interview were carried out from January, 1992 through December, 1992. They were audio?recorded and analyzed using Van Kaan´s method.
There are different views on the causing factors of Cancer. Irregular daily habits, fatigue, weak, physical condition, disease, anger, tension, guilt feeling, air pollution and unhealthy diet are considered to be related factors.
The reaction to Cancer can be varied : fear, despair, avoidance, acceptance, apathy, grief, anger, anxiety over medical expense.
Over a period of illness, these children experience side effects of medicine, acute pain, loss of appetite, withdrawal of activities, feeling of loneliness or isolation, loss of interest in communication, search for a religion and sup-port from religious leaders.
The children with Cancer have observed various changes in family relationships.
The expressed desires of these children include health, happy family, possession of desired things, religious expectations, being useful to other people.
The nurse, by providing empathetic sup-port, should be a person with whom childrens can express their feelings and share their experiences.
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KeyWords
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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