Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)

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Appearance Management Experiences of Breast Cancer Patients -A Grounded Theory Approach-

유방암 환자의 외모 관리 경험에 대한 근거이론적 접근

  • Kim, Sunwoo (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Son, Hyungjin (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2017.05.04
  • Accepted : 2017.05.20
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

This study explored the appearance management experiences of breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy. For data collection, one-on-one interviews were held with 18 Korean females diagnosed with breast cancer from the first stage to the third stage from 2008 to 2015. The data was analyzed through a three-step analysis of grounded theory. QSR NVivo 11.0 for Mac was applied in order to avoid biased results according to the subjective viewpoint of researchers. From open coding results, six paradigms and 15 categories were drawn. The results of axial coding showed that the psychological changes category was the central phenomenon. Additionally, three categories (skin changes, scalp/hair changes, and general reactions) were found to be causal conditions, and five paradigms (clothing behavior, skin care behavior, makeup behavior, scalp/hair-care behavior, and shopping behavior) were found to be action/interaction strategies. Last, selective coding integrated fragmented qualitative data through open coding and axial coding in order to derive explanatory narratives. A comprehensive examination of the appearance management behaviors of breast cancer patients suffering from extreme stress due to physical/psychological changes enables this study to provide a foundation for related studies to be activated in the clothing and textiles discipline.

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