Short-term psychological experience after discharge for male patients after laryngectomy：a qualitative phenomenological study
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2015.04.008
- VernacularTitle:喉切除男性喉癌患者出院短期内心路历程的质性研究
- Author:
Changjuan ZENG
1
;
Shuxin XI
;
Peixia WU
;
Min ZOU
Author Information
1. 200025 上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院护理部/复旦大学护理学院
- Keywords:
Laryngectomy;
Laryngeal neoplasm;
Qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;21(4):394-396,397
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective The purpose of this study was to acquire a deeper understanding for the short-term psychological experience after discharge for male patients after laryngectomy. Methods Phenomenological method and in-depth interviews were used. Eleven patients were recruited. The data were analyzed by Giorgi′s phenomenological procedures. Results After analyzing the data, five main themes were extracted: rejecting tracheal tube, desiring to speak early, sense of uncertainty about the future, emerging various negative emotions, heavy pressure caused by disease treatment, facing reality and living in the moment. Conclusions Patients with laryngectomy discharged in short term faced major problems, so clinical staff should give timely support and care to help them return to society in a better condition.
