Department of Nursing, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2012 Feb;16(1):10-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.01.002. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
The aim of this study was to investigate the implications of the alterations to lifestyle of cancer patients, from the onset of abnormal symptoms, followed by diagnosis and treatment, and then subsequent acceptance of the condition. Seven cancer patients from medical centers in Taiwan participated in the study.
Exploratory, qualitative study based on grounded theory methods. Each participated in a semi-structured interview with open-ended questions. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed. Qualitative content analysis was used for the data.
Three themes emerged from the data analysis to exhibit the critical coping processes of the cancer patients. These included negative feelings, self-adjustment and self-reinterpretation.
According to the results this study concluded that the coping processes used by some cancer sufferers enables them to draw upon various strengths and strategies to develop particular attitudes and skills to assist them to live with cancer. Overall, the findings tend to support the developmental interpretation, although the contextual interpretation also applies.
本研究旨在探讨癌症患者从出现异常症状开始，经过诊断和治疗，然后接受病情这一系列过程中生活方式改变所带来的影响。七名癌症患者参与了这项来自于台湾医疗机构的研究。
基于扎根理论方法的探索性定性研究。每位参与者都参加了一次半结构化访谈，访谈问题是开放性的。所有访谈均进行了录音和转录。采用定性内容分析法对数据进行分析。
数据分析中出现了三个主题，展现了癌症患者的关键应对过程。这些主题包括负面情绪、自我调整和自我重新解释。
根据研究结果，本研究得出的结论是，一些癌症患者所采用的应对方式使他们能够利用各种优势和策略来培养特定的态度和技能，帮助他们与癌症共存。总的来说，研究结果倾向于支持发展解释，尽管也适用于情境解释。
