암환자가 경험하는 항암화학요법 관련 말초신경병증

• Published in: Asian oncology nursing Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 81 - 89
• Main Authors: 오복자(Oh, Pok Ja), 최은숙(Choi, Eun Sook), 이진(Lee, Jin)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한종양간호학회 01.06.2019
• Subjects: 간호학; Chemotherapy; 말초신경병증; 항암화학요법; Peripheral neuropathy; Qualitative rese; 질적연구
• ISSN: 2287-2434; 2287-447X
• DOI: 10.5388/aon.2019.19.2.81

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of adult cancer patients living with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Methods: Data were collected from January 2018 to April 2018 through in-depth interviews with nine patients of colorectal and breast cancer. The main question was, ‘What is your experience living with CIPN such as tingling and/or numbness?’ . The data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Results: Three theme clusters and six themes emerged: (1) unusual body change; ‘experience of unusual distressing symptoms’ , ‘daily activities and functioning affected’ , (2) CIPN: a less important risk; ‘CIPN: a distressing and have to endure’ , ‘lack of concern and therapeutic communication’ , (3) struggle for distressing CIPN through trial and error; ‘try all the remedies that can do’ , ‘getting used to distressing CIPN’ . Conclusion: These results showed that patients did not consider CIPN important until symptoms affected daily activities and QOL. They then tried self-management strategies to deal with CIPN through trial and error. A two-way exchange of information between patients and health professionals could help patients understand CIPN and deal with symptoms if they occur. KCI Citation Count: 1