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Kim, Park, Kim, and Kim: The Experiences of Perioperative Patients with Cancer
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2004; 34(6): 945-953.

Published online: 28 March 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2004.34.6.945

The Experiences of Perioperative Patients with Cancer

Young Hae Kim1, Kyung Yeon Park2, Mi Young Kim3, Mi Ok Kim4

1Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

2Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Korea.

3Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Korea.

4Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

baakwoo@hanmail.net

Copyright © 2004 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

This study was to explore the experiences of perioperative patients with cancer. The purpose of this inquiry was to describe the essence of such experiences, and to understand them from the patients'point of view.

Method

Participants in this study were 9 cancer patients with ages ranging from 31 to 70 years old, living in B city, who experienced cancer operations. Data collection consisted of in-depth interviews and an observation method done from October to December in 2003. In analysing data, Colaizzi's(1978) phenomenological research method was adopted.

Results

Five categories emerged from ten theme clusters. The five categories were: ‘ shock’, ‘ expectations & wishes’, ‘ despair’, ‘ feelings of burden’, ‘ continual pain’.

Conclusion

The results of this study showthat oncology nurses need to pay more attention to the psychosocial aspect of nursing to empathize and support the cancer patients who suffer and its treatment, and operations.

Keywords: Perioperative, Cancer, Patients, Experiences

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