The structure of information avoiding of adolescents with cancer

• Project/Area Number: 22592492
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Saitama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: MIYAKE Tamae 埼玉県立大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 准教授 (30523998)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 思春期 / がん / 情報 / 情報獲得

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.”