• Korean Journal of Family Social Work
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• no.57
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• pp.39-67
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to gain a deep understanding of immigrant single mothers' parenting experiences. Seven immigrant single mothers were recruited as research participants. Data were collected by in-depth interviews which were conducted once or twice for each participant and analyzed by using a Giorgi's phenomenological method to delineate about participants' individual and unique experiences. Participants' statements were divided into 201 meaning units, which were analyzed into 29 sub-elements, 13 elements, and then structuralized with 5 intrinsic themes of 'marriage with unexpected hardships', 'troubled relationship with children due to emotional trauma', 'double whammy of being an immigrant woman and a single mother', 'struggles in becoming a head of household' and 'power of mothers' love for children'. Based on the above results, this study suggested some implications for social welfare policies and social work practices.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.191-199
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate in depth the emotional experiences experienced by marriage migrant women. To this end, in-depth interviews were conducted with three Korean migrant women who could speak Korean. Collected data were analyzed by Giorgi's phenomenological research method. Research shows that 'parents are comfortable, trying to live more actively', 'because they are faithful to their homes because of their husband's support', 'being emotionally comforted and living more positively', 'joy of experiencing God's help' Reconciled to being emotionally resilient and well-to-be with their husbands and those around them,' 'does not hold family work due to emotional anxiety', 'resulting in resentment and conflict between them and their husbands.' Eight categories of were derived. The results of the study on the emotional experience of marriage immigrant women show that they have laid the foundation for them to adapt and live emotionally well.

• The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.102-111
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of the life experiences of the elderly in their leisure activities. It was done to provide fundamental data for nursing programs dealing with the elders. Method: The research took a phenomenological approach to the study. Eight participants, who were having leisure activities in the community, were observed thoroughly from September to November in 2008. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and observations. By using Giorgi's phenomenological method, the data were analyzed in a qualitative way. Results: There were ten main themes that the health professionals should consider when dealing with the elderly: Changes in physical health conditions, Decreased role and less social interaction, Loneliness, Longing for and recalling of the past, Acknowledgement and acceptance of aging and death, Affection towards one's life, Yearning for a dignified life, Active health management, Enthusiastic participation in leisure activities, and Positive outlook and mindset. Conclusion: This study explored how the elderly people adjusted to the physical, psychological and social changes that they experienced. On the basis of the results, further research for the elders in other settings is needed to develop comprehensive programs that will improve their quality of life.

• The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.32-40
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• 2008

Purpose: This study used a phenomenological method, which is a qualitative study, in order to understand the vivid experience of parents who have a disabled child. Methods: The number of participants was 10. The subjects of this study were parents who are raising their disabled child who attends a special school or normal middle or high schools in D city. The period for collecting materials was from September 2005 to July 2007. The phenomenological analysis method suggested by Giorgi was used. Results: The meanings of the child parenting experience of parents with a disabled child are (1) feeling of frustration of the delayed treatment, (2) difficult to accept the diagnosis of disability, (3) having eyes centered on her child, (4) accepting the disabled child, (5) giving all his energy to his disabled child, (6) making efforts for his family's unity, (7) recognizing the difficulty of parenting disabled child, (8) recognizing the difficulty of education for disabled child, (9) feeling pitiful for his their normal children, (10) planning for disabled child's future. Conclusions: All the programs for disabled child should be programed for their entire life. It is necessary to provide physical, psychological, emotional, social and economic nursing intervention to relieve or reduce the burden of parents with disabled children.

• Industry Promotion Research
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.41-50
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• 2020

WIn Korea, the rapid rise of elderly population and dementia prevalence resulting from the unprecedently rapid aging in the world is being emerged as a serious social issue. Caring the elderly with dementia is a different way from a general life and is a world which new cultural existential relationships are interlaced from the relationship viewpoint. From this aspect, the psychological matter of family caring a demented elderly needs to be studied for existential understanding in depth and fundamentally. This study focused on in-depth understanding and description of the stress phenomena experienced by family caregivers with a demented elderly based on Giorgi's method among phenomenological research methods and using existential group counseling techniques. Total 8 sessions of existential group counseling were conducted. This study drew out the outcomes(emotional stress, psychosocial stress, time-dependent stress) of participants' self-awareness experiences by applying 4 steps of Giorgi's phenomenological research methodology based on the Existential Philosophy to participant's intensive statements about stress of family caring a demented elderly drawn out of the existential group counselling sessions. It is hoped that understanding the pain of the supporters who cannot express their own pains through the research results and their self-help group counseling activities will become active, contributing to the health of our society which is about to enter post-aged society.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.492-505
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• 2001

Purpose: This study aims to find the sources of nurses' conflicts and to find ways to eliminate them for improved nursing care. Method: This study is based on a phenomenological approach. All participants were woking at K-hospital, located in Seoul. The research was performed from September 2000 to February 2001. Data was collected through interviews and observations while participants were working. Interviews lasted a duration of one and half hours and data collection accured five to six times per participant. The data were analysed by Giorgi method and the results are as follows: Result: Essential themes in the professional conflict of clinical nurses emerged (1) The discords of human relationships ; (2) Dissatisfaction with working conditions ; (3) Lack of self-respect in one's professional expertise ; (4) Dissatisfaction with one's work ; (5) Depression accurring due to one's ability as a professional. Conclusion: The foregoing arguments suggest that nurses perform stressful environments in a hospital originating from the relationship among peer group, working conditions, and lack of self-respect as a nurses. Therefore, hospital authorities should strangly consider working conditions, interpersonal relationships, and working conditions in order to promote self-respect of the nurses hospitals.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.426-438
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• 2020

This study aimed to identify the components of the nurses' exposure experiences and clarify the semantic structure of nurses by analyzing the participants' experiences of exposure to radiation. The participants in this study were nine nurses who worked for at least six months in the operating room of a City General Hospital. The data were collected using in-depth interviews and analyzed using the phenomenological method by Giorgi's (2004). As a result, six components were derived: "worrying about the disease by repeated radiation exposures", "exhausting physically and mentally," "trying to protect themselves against radiation exposure", "feeling of internal confusion and conflict", "demanding improvement of work environment", and "accepting and adapting to reality". In conclusion, nurses participating in radiation exposure surgery are concerned about the possibility of disease, experience physical and mental fatigue, and then consider changing their occupation. On the other hand, they try to accept and adapt to reality by considering the possibility of a job change or trying to protect themselves from the harsh environment. To develop a radiologically safe environment, systematic and effective resolutions must be secured at the organizational level.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.9
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• pp.307-315
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to understand and describe in depth the meaning of the hospice nurse's experience in caring for terminal cancer patients through phenomenological methods. Participants of this study were selected from 9 nurses who have been working for more than 1 year in the hospice palliative ward of a kind hospital located in C city. Data were collected from July 2019 to September 2019 by using in-depth interview. Interview data were analyzed by Giorgi's phenomenological method. The analysis revealed the following constituents; Burden of work, Become mature, Forming a close relationship, Lack of support for hospice. Conclusion, It is thought that the experience of hospice nurses who care for terminal cancer patients will be provided with a comprehensive and comprehensive understanding from their point of view, thereby contributing to the development of effective support system and administrative support system based on their experience.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.363-373
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• 2022

This study aims to investigate the essential meaning of college life based on understanding the lived experiences while participating in the extracurricular programs. This study was designed according to Giorgi's phenomenological research method to comprehend and grasp the meaning of the essential experience of each individual. Data collection for this study was conducted by a semi-structured in-depth interview with 6 participants who had engaged in the extracurricular program delivered by the department of Aviation Services. This study suggests that the experiential attributes of engaging in extracurricular classes and the meaning of involving extracurricular activities were derived into four themes each. The finding discovers that the meaning of college life including, 'improve in satisfaction of college life', 'various college life', 'memories of college life', and 'motivation for college life'. The conclusion to be drawn here is that the experience of participating in various extracurricular programs was shown to be a path of transitional process of personal growth. The significance of this study is that it revealed the extracurricular activities added a new meaning to their college life based on the interviewee's lived experience.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.33-44
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of female nurses who are working with the male nurse as a colleague in the clinical settings. Methods: Eleven female nurses who were working with a male nurse over six months were interviewed, and the data were analyzed by using the Giorgi's phenomenological method. Results: Six main meanings and nineteen themes emerged through this study. The six main meanings were as follows; prejudice against male nurses' roles, difficulties in establishing collaboration and trust as a peer, deficit of intimacy due to inappropriate attitude, weakening stereotypes ideas about male nurses, permissive mind of gender difference and individuality, expectations to the male nurses' contributions to nursing profession. Conclusion: These results could be utilized in the development of effective strategies to improve the male nurses' adaptation to the nursing clinical settings.