2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The structure of information avoiding of adolescents with cancer
| Project/Area Number |
22592492
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Lifelong developmental nursing
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| Research Institution | Saitama Prefectural University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYAKE Tamae 埼玉県立大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 准教授 (30523998)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 思春期 / がん / 情報 / 情報獲得 |
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| Research Abstract |
Purpose: The aim of this study was toclarifythe structure of information avoiding inteenagers’diagnosed withcancer.Method:A grounded theory approach was utilized. Data was generated through interviews withnine teenagers and young adults who experienced cancer treatment.Results: Informational avoidance categories were found to be:‘Information obtaining to their body’, ‘keeping hope’, and ‘concentrating ontaking one day at a time’. The category of ‘Information obtaining to their body’was subdivided into “suffering”, “chemotherapyas a dailylifeprocess”, and “feeling OK with my body.”
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