Laing Catherine M, Moules Nancy J, Sinclair Shane, Estefan Andrew
University of Calgary.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019 Mar 1;46(2):147-154. doi: 10.1188/19.ONF.147-154.
To understand the meaning and impact for adult patients with cancer (past or present) of creating a digital story related to their cancer experience.
PARTICIPANTS & SETTING: 10 participants made digital stories with the help of a research assistant trained in digital storytelling. This research took place in a large, urban center in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
This research was done in the tradition of philosophical hermeneutics. Ten one-on-one interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed using an interpretive qualitative methodology.
Findings revealed that digital stories were cathartic; reconnected individuals with family, friends, and parts of their lives that had been interrupted from cancer therapy; helped participants reflect in a way that was often described as therapeutic; and bridged communication with others about their cancer experiences.
Digital stories can be used to highlight the immense psychosocial impact of cancer and point healthcare professionals and other researchers toward creative and nontraditional ways to address this issue.
了解为成年癌症患者（既往或当前患者）创作与他们的癌症经历相关的数字故事的意义和影响。
10名参与者在一名接受过数字故事讲述培训的研究助理的帮助下制作了数字故事。这项研究在加拿大艾伯塔省卡尔加里的一个大型城市中心进行。
本研究遵循哲学诠释学的传统。进行了10次一对一访谈，并使用解释性定性方法对数据进行了分析。
研究结果显示，数字故事具有宣泄作用；使个体与家人、朋友以及因癌症治疗而中断的生活部分重新建立联系；帮助参与者以一种常被描述为具有治疗作用的方式进行反思；并架起了与他人就其癌症经历进行沟通的桥梁。
数字故事可用于凸显癌症巨大的社会心理影响，并引导医疗保健专业人员和其他研究人员采用创造性和非传统的方式来解决这一问题。
