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Life Experience following Suicide Attempt among Middle-aged Men

중년남성의 자살시도 후 삶의 체험

  • Chin, Eun-Young (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Kyung (College of Nursing.Chonbuk Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University)
  • 진은영 (원광보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김현경 (전북대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2015.08.07
  • Accepted : 2015.11.25
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to identify the meaning of life experience following suicide attempt among middle-aged men. Methods: A qualitative research design was adopted using van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The participants were six middle-aged men who had attempted suicide at least one time. Data were collected in 2013 through in-depth interviews. Individual interviews were recorded; and literary, art works and phenomenological literature were searched to identify the meaning of the experience. Results: The five essential themes of the life experience of middle-aged men who attempted suicide were 'Bitter reality confronted again', 'Anger buried deep inside', 'Broken family, inescapable fetters', 'Blocked relationships, closed world' and 'A step towards a new life'. Conclusion: The meaning of lived experience found in this study provides deep insight into the experience following suicide attempt in middle-aged men and crucial information to give directions to appropriate support and nursing interventions.

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