Chung Chong-Hee, Kang Hee-Young, Lake Pamela K
Department of Nursing, Jeonbuk Science College, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea.
Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Public Health Nurs. 2018 May;35(3):192-201. doi: 10.1111/phn.12405. Epub 2018 Mar 30.
OBJECTIVE(S): The objective of the study was to explore and describe the health-seeking experience of North Korean women defectors settled in South Korea.
A qualitative study was conducted using Colaizzi's phenomenological method. Participants were 10 North Korean women defectors.
Data were collected through in-depth, unstructured interviews with individual participants.
A total of 24 themes, eight theme clusters, and four categories emerged. The structure of the health-seeking experience for them was identified as 'having new opportunities to better understand my own body and protecting my own health while adapting to the health care system of the South'. The four categories were: finding out about my own body, confusion regarding the medical treatment, enjoying the health care benefits, and protecting my own health.
The findings of this study will help improve the understanding of the health-seeking experience of North Korean women defectors and provide valuable resources to assist in caring for their health needs. This will contribute to preparing the groundwork to enhance the quality of their remaining life in South Korea.
本研究的目的是探索和描述定居在韩国的朝鲜女性叛逃者的求医经历。
采用科拉齐的现象学方法进行了一项定性研究。参与者为10名朝鲜女性叛逃者。
通过对个体参与者进行深入的、非结构化访谈收集数据。
共出现了24个主题、8个主题簇和4个类别。她们求医经历的结构被确定为“在适应韩国医疗保健系统的同时，有新的机会更好地了解自己的身体并保护自己的健康”。这4个类别分别是：了解自己的身体、对治疗的困惑、享受医疗保健福利以及保护自己的健康。
本研究的结果将有助于增进对朝鲜女性叛逃者求医经历的理解，并为满足她们的健康需求提供有价值的资源。这将有助于为提高她们在韩国剩余生活的质量奠定基础。
