Psychosocial Adjustment of Young Adult to Hemophilia: Living like a Normal Person / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 875-884, 2003.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-211803
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To explore how young adults in their 20s adjust to hemophilia.METHOD:
Grounded theory method guided the data collection and analysis. A purposeful sample of 15 young adults with hemophilia participated during the period of 2000-2001. The data were collected by semi-structured individual interviews, focus group interviews, and participant observations. All interviews were audio taped and transcribed verbatim. Constant comparative analysis was employed to analyze the data.RESULT:
"Living like a normal person" emerged as the basic social-psychological process. Two dimensions of the self were identified normal self and abnormal self. "Living like a normal person" means conscious effort to focus on normal self rather than abnormal self. Five subcategories were identified 1) pretending as if he is not hemophiliac; 2) relieving the burden; 3) maintaining best physical conditions; 4) becoming independent; and 5) reconciliating with their mothers.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study indicate that young adults with hemophilia strive for living a life as a normal person. But there is a question whether it is good for their ultimate quality of life. The results indicate that our society needs to be more tolerant to differences that hemophiliacs have.
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
/
Ajuste Social
/
Recolección de Datos
/
Grupos Focales
/
Teoría Fundamentada
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Hemofilia A
/
Métodos
/
Madres
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
/
Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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