Experience of Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Asian Oncology Nursing
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: 158-169, 2017.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify the experiences of patients with ovarian cancer undergoing chemotherapyMETHODS:
A phenomenological method was used in this study. Data were collected by individual in-depth interviews with six participants with ovarian cancer undergoing chemotherapy during 2016. Colaizzi's phenomenology has been adopted as a research method in this qualitative study.RESULTS:
Seven theme clusters were derived from the data as follows ‘Recognizing cancer diagnosis and treatment as braking in life,’‘Effect on being a housewife as a cancer patient,’‘Ambivalence about treatment,’‘Fear with physical side effects,’‘Losing sexuality as a woman,’‘Affected by other ovarian cancer patients,’‘Practice hope after treatment.’CONCLUSION:
Patients with ovarian cancer experienced tremendous physical and psychosocial problems. This finding demonstrates the need to develop appropriate nursing interventions for issues related to the experience of patients with ovarian cancer receiving chemotherapy.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Ovarianas
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Enfermagem
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Sexualidade
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Pesquisa Qualitativa
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Diagnóstico
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Tratamento Farmacológico
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Esperança
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Métodos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Asian Oncology Nursing
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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