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The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study
PURPOSE: This qualitative study explores the meaning of life and end-of-life coping strategies among patients in China with advanced lung cancer. METHODS: We conducted in-depth interviews with 21 hospitalized patients with advanced lung cancer and analysed the data using the 7-step Colaizzi method....
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8925916/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35103558 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2028348 |
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author | Zhang, Jin Mei Zhang, Mei Rong Yang, Chun Hong Li, Yumei |
author_facet | Zhang, Jin Mei Zhang, Mei Rong Yang, Chun Hong Li, Yumei |
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description | PURPOSE: This qualitative study explores the meaning of life and end-of-life coping strategies among patients in China with advanced lung cancer. METHODS: We conducted in-depth interviews with 21 hospitalized patients with advanced lung cancer and analysed the data using the 7-step Colaizzi method. RESULTS: The analysis revealed themes in patients’ experiences and feelings about living with a terminal illness. These include: 1) The core of the meaning of life is “self-iteration,” which includes self-recognition and cherishing life; 2) The existence form of the meaning of life is “yu-wei,” including self-reliance and altruism; 3) The meaning of life is embodied in three levels: the past, present, and future. The past includes gratitude, guilt and remorse, and avoidance; the present includes using the support system, positive response, independence, and integrity; the future includes accompanying relatives, preparing for death, living a high quality of life, and worrying. CONCLUSION: Meaning of life is a multidimensional and diverse concept among patients with advanced lung cancer. Medical care providers and family members can provide targeted professional guidance and psychological support according to patients’ characteristics to help them discover their meaning of life, improve their quality of life, and achieve a positive end-of-life perspective. |
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spelling | pubmed-89259162022-03-17 The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study Zhang, Jin Mei Zhang, Mei Rong Yang, Chun Hong Li, Yumei Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being Empirical Studies PURPOSE: This qualitative study explores the meaning of life and end-of-life coping strategies among patients in China with advanced lung cancer. METHODS: We conducted in-depth interviews with 21 hospitalized patients with advanced lung cancer and analysed the data using the 7-step Colaizzi method. RESULTS: The analysis revealed themes in patients’ experiences and feelings about living with a terminal illness. These include: 1) The core of the meaning of life is “self-iteration,” which includes self-recognition and cherishing life; 2) The existence form of the meaning of life is “yu-wei,” including self-reliance and altruism; 3) The meaning of life is embodied in three levels: the past, present, and future. The past includes gratitude, guilt and remorse, and avoidance; the present includes using the support system, positive response, independence, and integrity; the future includes accompanying relatives, preparing for death, living a high quality of life, and worrying. CONCLUSION: Meaning of life is a multidimensional and diverse concept among patients with advanced lung cancer. Medical care providers and family members can provide targeted professional guidance and psychological support according to patients’ characteristics to help them discover their meaning of life, improve their quality of life, and achieve a positive end-of-life perspective. Taylor & Francis 2022-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8925916/ /pubmed/35103558 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2028348 Text en © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Empirical Studies Zhang, Jin Mei Zhang, Mei Rong Yang, Chun Hong Li, Yumei The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study |
title | The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study |
title_full | The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study |
title_fullStr | The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study |
title_full_unstemmed | The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study |
title_short | The meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study |
title_sort | meaning of life according to patients with advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study |
topic | Empirical Studies |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8925916/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35103558 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2028348 |
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