Hosseini Fatemeh, Alavi Negin Masoudi, Mohammadi Eesa, Sadat Zohreh
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Kashan, Iran.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2021 Oct 22;26(6):555-561. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_232_20. eCollection 2021 Nov-Dec.
Studies have revealed that motivation plays a vital role in a person's ability to heal. The nature of motivation for healing in cancer patients is unknown. The aim of this study was to explore the meaning of motivation for healing in cancer patients.
A qualitative research approach was used as the study design. Data were collected using individual semi-structured interviews and the themes were derived from the data using the inductive content analysis method. The patients consisted of 34 cancer patients, 4 family members, 1 psychologist, 1 oncologist, and 3 nurses. The participants were interviewed in the cancer clinics or chemotherapy wards.
Based on the results of the interviews, three main themes and seven categories were determined. The themes were identified as (i) the desire to survive, (ii) a spirit of optimism, and (iii) belongingness and responsibility.
The results of this study could be used by researchers to develop tools to measure motivation in cancer patients, and to design intervention mechanisms to enhance the patients' motivation in cancer care. Moreover, a better understanding of motivation can improve psychosocial support in oncology nursing.
研究表明，动机在一个人的康复能力中起着至关重要的作用。癌症患者康复动机的本质尚不清楚。本研究的目的是探讨癌症患者康复动机的意义。
采用定性研究方法作为研究设计。通过个体半结构化访谈收集数据，并使用归纳性内容分析法从数据中提炼主题。患者包括34名癌症患者、4名家庭成员、1名心理学家、1名肿瘤学家和3名护士。参与者在癌症诊所或化疗病房接受访谈。
根据访谈结果，确定了三个主要主题和七个类别。这些主题被确定为：（i）生存欲望，（ii）乐观精神，以及（iii）归属感和责任感。
本研究结果可供研究人员用于开发测量癌症患者动机的工具，并设计干预机制以增强患者在癌症护理中的动机。此外，更好地理解动机可以改善肿瘤护理中的心理社会支持。
