The Psychological and Mental Experiences of Living Liver Donors in South Korea
- Title
- The Psychological and Mental Experiences of Living Liver Donors in South Korea
- Author
- 유은광
- Keywords
- living liver donors; experiences; psychological; mental; qualitative research
- Issue Date
- 2014-08
- Publisher
- INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE
- Citation
- Contemporary Engineering Sciences, October 2014, 7(23), P.1197-1205
- Abstract
- The aim of this study is to investigate the aspect of the psychological and mental experiences of living liver donors living in Korean culture. This study is qualitative research design that applied ethnographic research method through in-depth face-to-face interviews and participant observation. Data was collected from 10 living liver donors of the snow ball method. The results were delineated into 6 domains, 30 categories, and 35 subcategories by theme and the 6 domains include: 'positive emotions', 'negative emotions', 'difficulty in expressing feelings', 'mental difficulties', 'body image damaged' and 'thinking about living organ donations'. An appropriate medical care and continuous and systematic psychological and mental consultation before and after donation for the donors are required and the development and support system for them must be arranged.
- URI
- https://search.proquest.com/openview/9d573cbae418a533bd253065224aeebd/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=936334http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/54207
- ISSN
- 1343-4500
- DOI
- 10.12988/ces.2014.49149
- Appears in Collections:
- COLLEGE OF NURSING[S](간호학부) > NURSING(간호학부) > Articles
- Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
- Export
- RIS (EndNote)
- XLS (Excel)
- XML