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Purpose@#This study aimed to develop a case-based nursing education program using generative artificial intelligence and to assess its usability and applicability in nursing curriculums. @*Methods@#The program was developed by following the five steps of the ADDIE model: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. A panel of five nursing professors served as experts to implement and evaluate the program. @*Results@#Utilizing ChatGPT, six program modules were designed and developed based on experiential learning theory. The experts’ evaluations confirmed that the program was suitable for case-based learning, highly usable, and applicable to nursing education. @*Conclusion@#Generative artificial intelligence was identified as a valuable tool for enhancing the effectiveness of case-based learning. This study provides insights and future directions for integrating generative artificial intelligence into nursing education. Further research should be attempted to implement and evaluate this program with nursing students.
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Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to develop a self-care program based on art therapy to relieve the psychological stress of mothers caring for hospitalized children with childhood cancer and to evaluate the program’s effect. @*Methods@#The program consisted of four sessions. Each session consisted of ‘my safe place,’ a ‘wheel of emotions,’ a ‘landscape of emotions,’ and a ‘dream catcher’.A total of six mothers participated, and their degree of depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder was measured before and after the intervention program. In each session, the participants drew pictures according to the topic and consulted with an art psychotherapist. @*Results@#The four sessions of the self-care program based on art therapy were not able to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress levels. However, through the art therapy program, mothers expressed negative emotions through pictures and turned negative emotions into positive ones. @*Conclusion@#The psychological stress of mothers caring for children with childhood cancer should be cared for. Further research will be needed to develop and implement various programs that can care for the psychological stress of mothers caring for children with childhood cancer.
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Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of body alteration and body image with regard to immediate breast reconstruction among women with breast cancer. @*Methods@#Data were collected from July to December 2020 through individual in-depth interviews with 15 women who had undergone immediate breast reconstruction due to breast cancer. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological analysis. @*Results@#The following four theme clusters emerged. First, “revalued meaning of breasts due to cancer” illustrated the fact that cancer removal surgery brought the participants to reconsider the meaning of their breasts. Second, “had no choice but breast reconstruction” demonstrated the participants’ decision-making process of not wanting to lose breasts. Third, “unsatisfied breasts despite reconstruction” portrayed the distress due to the unexpected surgical outcomes. Finally, “restarted everyday routines with the altered body” described the healing process of the participants by accepting their changed body. @*Conclusion@#In Korea, where family-centeredness and fidelity are highly valued, women perceived their breasts not only as a symbol of femininity but as the mediator connecting the self to family. Despite the distress related to imperfect breasts, the participants were thankful for their reconstructed breasts. Breast reconstruction helped them return to daily life as the psychological trauma of breast cancer was healed. The participants rebuilt their body image by accepting their scarred new body. This may allow health professionals to provide constructive and culturally appropriate counseling in advance by providing insight into women’s perception of their body image with regard to breast reconstruction.
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Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of body alteration and body image with regard to immediate breast reconstruction among women with breast cancer. @*Methods@#Data were collected from July to December 2020 through individual in-depth interviews with 15 women who had undergone immediate breast reconstruction due to breast cancer. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological analysis. @*Results@#The following four theme clusters emerged. First, “revalued meaning of breasts due to cancer” illustrated the fact that cancer removal surgery brought the participants to reconsider the meaning of their breasts. Second, “had no choice but breast reconstruction” demonstrated the participants’ decision-making process of not wanting to lose breasts. Third, “unsatisfied breasts despite reconstruction” portrayed the distress due to the unexpected surgical outcomes. Finally, “restarted everyday routines with the altered body” described the healing process of the participants by accepting their changed body. @*Conclusion@#In Korea, where family-centeredness and fidelity are highly valued, women perceived their breasts not only as a symbol of femininity but as the mediator connecting the self to family. Despite the distress related to imperfect breasts, the participants were thankful for their reconstructed breasts. Breast reconstruction helped them return to daily life as the psychological trauma of breast cancer was healed. The participants rebuilt their body image by accepting their scarred new body. This may allow health professionals to provide constructive and culturally appropriate counseling in advance by providing insight into women’s perception of their body image with regard to breast reconstruction.