Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)
- Volume 16 Issue 4
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- Pages.608-616
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- 2004
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- 1225-4886(pISSN)
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- 2288-338X(eISSN)
The Experience of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
간경변증 환자의 경험
- Kim, Boon-Han (Department of Nursing, Hanyang University) ;
- Kim, Yoon-Sook (Department of Nursing, Hanyang University) ;
- Kim, Hye-Ran (Hanyang Medical Center) ;
- Cho, Mi-Sun (Hanyang Medical Center) ;
- Kwon, Mi-Hyoung (Hanyang Medical Center)
- Received : 2004.07.29
- Accepted : 2004.10.29
- Published : 2004.12.30
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the experience of patients with liver cirrhosis. Method: This study was performed from march 2003 to June 2003. The participators were five men. Data collected through in-depth personal interviews, which were recorded and analysed according to the Colazzi's method. Result: Liver cirrhosis was classified into 20 themes, 70 formulated meaning, and 10 categories. The Result confirmed that the experience of liver cirrhosis patients were classified into 10 categories; unexpected change, limited daily living and role, difficult compliance with therapeutic regimen, unbelief so untreated with apathy, negative emotional change, lack of cause perception, self control, perceived family support, expectations for recovery and healing. Conclusion: We, cooperative researchers, realized that to reduce not only the days of hospital treatment and the economic loss, as well as the expenditure of insurance the importance of managing liver cirrhosis from early diagnosis and the physical, spiritual, social role in studying the patients who experience liver cirrhosis.