Life control in patients receiving outpatient care for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24792459
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Hiroshima
• Principal Investigator: NAGAI Tsuneo 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (70433381)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ライフコントロール / 造血幹細胞移植

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to elucidate the life control of patients receiving outpatient care after receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This study used a qualitative descriptive design. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The analysis was conducted using Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological study as a reference. The subjects were 18 patients. Four major themes were conducted regarding the life control of the patients: “putting a measure on the life ahead”,“living with distance between others”,“maintaining emotional balance in order to live”and“trying to be the self before becoming sick. The main finding of this study is that the patients predict how life will be while acknowledging the difficulty of being unable to predict the occurrence of graft-versus-host disease or relapse.

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