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양영미 ( Yang Young-Mi ) - 백석대학교 간호학과
김증임 ( Kim Jeung-Im ) - 순천향대학교 간호학과
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to deepen understanding the nature of the care experience by the mothers with adult children in persistent vegetative state.
Methods: Participants were 7 mothers caring for their adult children in persistent vegetative state. Data were collected individually through in-depth interviews on their lived experiences. Also texts were included as data from literary works, novels, movies, essays, and arts containing on patients with persistent vegetative state and their mothers. Data were analyzed by van Manen's phenomenological methodology.
Results: The essential themes of caring experiences of the mothers were as follows. The theme in relation to lived time has shown as back to the past and caring experience related lived body has emerged as locked the body in children. The theme related lived space was getting into the swamp and the theme in lived others was derived as lonely struggle into.
Conclusion: The nature of mothers' caring experiences for adult children in persistent vegetative state is summarized as ‘Do not off hand of hope in a locked state’. This study suggests long-term supports are necessary for mothers to care persistent vegetative state children.
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KeyWords
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성인자녀, 식물인간, 어머니, 돌봄, 질적 연구
Adult children, Caring, Mothers, Persistent vegetative state, Qualitative research
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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