Steeves R H
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Charlottesville.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 1992 Jul;19(6):899-905.
This study investigates the processes of "meaning-making" and life interpretation as experienced by a group of patients who underwent bone marrow transplantation. Six adult male patients were followed until the 100th day after their transplantation or until their deaths. A hermeneutic study of their experiences revealed that they manipulated the meanings of their lives and sought meaning in their lives in two different ways: (1) they renegotiated their social position in a new situation, and (2) they tried to reach an understanding of their experiences as a whole.
本研究调查了一组接受骨髓移植的患者所经历的“意义构建”和生活诠释过程。六名成年男性患者被跟踪随访至移植后第100天或直至死亡。对他们经历的诠释学研究表明，他们以两种不同方式操控自己生命的意义并在生活中寻求意义：（1）他们在新的情境中重新协商自己的社会地位；（2）他们试图全面理解自己的经历。
