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Introduction: Undergraduate nursing students often work part-time or even full-time while studying at university completing their bachelor's degrees. The aim of this study is to explain the meaning of the lived experiences of nursing students working as students in clinical field. Methods: A phenomenological study was conducted at the nursing and midwifery school of Tabriz, Iran. Purposefully, 20 baccalaureate nursing students with experience working as student worker nurses were recruited. The sample size was determined according to data saturation. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were held with the participants over 3 months (April 2020 to June 2020), and Van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to analyze the data. Results: Five main themes extracted from the data analysis, including "students' clinical competency", "nurse-student relationships", "shift work", "mislearning", and "chaotic wards". A further 12 sub-themes extracted under the five main themes. Conclusion: The work of nursing students in clinical environments as student worker nurses is a two-dimensional phenomenon with advantages and disadvantages. The benefits are improving the nursing students' clinical and communication skills, increasing their self-confidence, learning and practicing discipline and nursing responsibilities, and the disadvantages are facing reality shock stress, and mislearning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aim: To explore the life experiences of women with interstitial cystitis. Design: A qualitative phenomenological study. Methods: Fifteen women with interstitial cystitis were recruited from a regional hospital in Taiwan using purposive sampling. Data were collected via one‐on‐one semistructured interviews and analysed using the Colaizzi's method. Rigorous testing was conducted to identify the themes and subthemes. Results: Four major themes were identified: torment, restriction, acceptance and empowerment. These themes reflect the life experiences of women with interstitial cystitis. They endured unrelenting physical and psychological distress and loneliness, experienced obstacles and limitations in daily living because of their symptoms, accepted reality and considered their symptoms as a part of everyday life and developed coping skills for the disease. Conclusion: Medical care, psychological support and emotional venting are crucial for women with interstitial cystitis. Despite living a life full of frustrations and suffering caused by the unpredictable and unrelenting nature of interstitial cystitis, through external support and intrinsic positive cognitive reconstruction, women with interstitial cystitis gradually accepted that they were ill. They adapted to their situation, developed a suitable lifestyle and pace and ultimately achieved stable coexistence with the disease. Implications for the Profession and Patient Care: Although women with interstitial cystitis are affected by an incurable disease, through adequate assistance and reconstruction of perception, they can develop coping skills and stably coexist with their disease. There is a delicate dynamic balance between their lives and disease. Impact: This study may help clinicians to understand patients' life experiences and provide suitable care. This may improve the quality of care provided to women with interstitial cystitis and help them adapt to their disease, thereby improving their life satisfaction. Reporting Method: This study was reported according to the COREQ checklist. Patient or Public Contribution: Women with interstitial cystitis contributed to the study data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: To explore the experiences of healthcare workers (HCWs) following occupational exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) during the early stage of the pandemic. Design: A Husserl descriptive phenomenological study design was employed. Methods: Convenient and snowball sampling was used. In‐depth semi‐structured telephone interviews were conducted from February to March 2020 with the frontline HCWs who were exposed to COVID‐19 during work. Data analysis was conducted following the 7‐step analysis method developed by Colaizzi. Results: Fifteen HCWs participated in the study. Four themes were identified, including (1) traumatic experiences since the occupational exposure; (2) getting through the hard time; (3) struggling to return to work; (4) reflections on occupational exposures. Conclusion: The HCWs had traumatic and painful experiences after the occupational exposure. But they returned to work with strong resilience, professional obligation and social support. Training and supervision, and adequate supply of personal protective equipment are suggested to prevent professional exposure. Social and organizational support should be provided for the exposed HCWs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spasticity is one of the main symptoms that is most common in patients with Multiple Sclerosis and causes increased disability. The aim of this study is to understand the experiences of patients with Multiple Sclerosis about their spasticity from their perspective. This study was conducted as a qualitative study with a Hermeneutic phenomenological framework. The data were evaluated by using VanManen's thematic analysis method. As a result of the data analysis, four main themes were elicited, namely, "the meaning of spasticity for the patient," "the difficulties of living with spasticity," 'coping with spasticity," and "the new me created by spasticity." It was understood that spasticity is a symptom that brings about difficulties in psychological, social, and working life as well as physical difficulties. Nurses should be aware of the psychological symptoms as well as the physical symptoms that patients experience due to spasticity and should create a patient-specific management program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: COVID-19 is a disease that causes many people to get sick and die. Nurses were diagnosed with COVID-19 disease, and some nurses also died from this disease. The aim of this study is to examine the life experiences of nurses diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods: This research was conducted with the qualitative research method. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview form using the in-depth interview technique. The study was conducted with 22 people until the data repeat occurred. Seven categories were determined as a result of the analysis of this research. Results: These categories are as follows: Changes in your life after being infected with the disease, changes in working life, perspective on the disease, strategy to cope with the epidemic, contamination status, attitude of the environment and post-illness symptoms. Conclusion: It has been found that nurses take more preventive measures after the illness, take the disease more seriously, follow the mask rule, distance rule and hygiene rules more, and are exposed to stigma by the society due to their profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we aimed to understand the life experiences of Thai persons diagnosed with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). A qualitative study using a face-to-face in-depth interview was conducted at a hospital in Thailand which has the highest prevalence of MDR-TB in the country between January and February 2019. Twenty persons living with MDR-TB in Thailand were purposively selected to represent a variety of experiences based on different gender, ages, and treatment phases. Qualitative data were transcribed and thematic analysis was applied to identify common themes and sub-themes. The results indicated that all participants faced emotional difficulties, such as fear of death, fear of stigmatization, confusion, and sadness when first knowing of their diagnosis. Family and social support were the main ways that the patients coped with difficult situations. Suicidal ideas were more prevalent among patients with poor family support. Screening for mental health problems should be routinely performed in MDR-TB patients. Proper health education should be provided to patients and families to reduce emotional difficulties and stigmatization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: To explore how people with heart failure develop and change their views of dying and death. Design: A Straussian grounded theory approach. Methods: Purposive and theoretical sampling were used. Data collection and analysis were repeated until reaching data saturation using the constant comparative method. We conducted semi‐structured interviews between January 2019 and July 2020 with 24 people with heart failure from a university and a community hospital in Japan. Results: Initially, participants' views of dying and death were unrelated to their disease. After the first turning point, namely the confirmation of the deterioration and incurability of the disease, their views became related to their own disease, adding to the suffering caused by the exacerbated symptoms. After the second turning point, namely when participants became tormented by the inevitability of death, they added their struggles with physical, psychological, and spiritual pain owing to medical interventions to their views of dying and death. Only a few participants reached the last stage of this process as it was emotionally distressing; some chose not to proceed to the next stage. Conclusion: Participants develop their views of dying and death gradually and in stages while they experience two turning points. Healthcare providers need to address this process while keeping in mind that proceeding this process requires some turning points, and it can be painful. Impact: This study provides a theoretical framework on the development of the views regarding dying and death of people with heart failure; it showed that these people need some turning points and to pass through stages to develop/individualize their views, and that this process is inherently distressing. This theory provides a cornerstone for healthcare professionals to understand the disease‐specific transition in views of dying and psychological readiness, and it may help establish a therapeutic relationship that includes advance care planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Considering the wide impact of endometriosis on various aspects of health, this study aimed to explore the impact of endometriosis on Iranian women's lives. Design: The present study used a qualitative approach and conventional content analysis. Methods: Twenty patients suffering from endometriosis referring to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran took part in this study. The sampling was done purposefully until data saturation. After deep semi‐structured interviews, the content analysis of the interviews was done according to the steps proposed by Zhang and Wildemuth. Results: The mean age of the participants was 34.53 (SD: 5.81) years (range: 23–43) with duration of illness of 6.30 ± 5.86 years. Their educational level varied from high school to university, and most of them were employed. Analysis of the data from participants' experiences led to the formation of 5 categories under the titles "Physical suffering, instability of marital life, mental disorder, disruption in social life and self‐care" and 11 subcategories. Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that endometriosis can adversely affect women's lives including physical, sexual, psychological and social problems. Although in some cases patients adopt different strategies for self‐care, the need for more support is felt. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: To explore the impact of mastectomy on the body image of women with breast cancer. Design: A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. Methods: Thirty women (n = 30) with post-mastectomy breast cancer were obtained through a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using in-depth and semi-structured individual interviews to explore the experiences of the participants and the meanings they attribute to them. The data was analysed using the Van Manen method and with the help of NVivo 12 software. Results: Three main themes were identified in this study: “breast meaning”, “selfconcept”, and coping strategies for women after mastectomy. Breasts are interpreted as a symbol of female status that reflects femininity and attractiveness. Mastectomy can cause changes in appearance, which can affect women’s body image, selfconcept, and social interaction. Emotional intensive coping and problem-solving intensive coping are coping strategies used by women after mastectomy. Conclusion: Breasts are synonymous with femininity, beauty, and attractiveness. Therefore, many women feel that they have lost their femininity and self-confidence after losing their breasts due to mastectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: This study aims to adapt the Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) Scale into Turkish and to investigate its psychometric properties. The scale was developed to assess positive childhood experiences and has recently gained more importance in the literature. Method: A total of 175 adults with a mean age of 25.1 years participated in this study. A Turkish version of the BCEs was prepared and administered with other psychological measurement scales. To investigate the construct validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted, and criterion-related validity was tested using the Symptom Check List 90 and the Satisfaction With Life Scale. Internal consistency and test-retest coefficients were calculated to assess the reliability of the scale. Results: The Turkish version of the scale was found to consist of two factors that were related with psychopathological symptom severity and life satisfaction, as was expected. In addition, reliability values for the 10-item scale were satisfactory. The internal consistency coefficient was 0.61, the test-retest validity coefficient was 0.91. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated that the Turkish version of the BCEs Scale can be used as a valid and reliable tool in Turkey. Psychometric properties of the scale were also found to be similar to the original English version. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and objectives: People affected by Crohn's disease must adapt their lives to their new chronic condition, and therefore, understanding such experience can be helpful in planning effective interventions for the affected ones. The aim of this study was to gain an insight into such experience and how they adapted in different areas of their lives, particularly in a family‐centred culture such as the Spanish one. Method: A descriptive phenomenological study was conducted through in‐depth interviews to 19 people diagnosed of Crohn's disease in the province of Alicante (Spain). Once the interviews were transcribed, data were analysed using Colaizzi's seven‐step method. Results: Five emergent themes were identified: self‐protection against the unknown cause; self‐training; learning to live with Crohn's disease; perceived losses associated to Crohn's disease; and relationship with others. The results portrayed a chronically ill patient who is unconscious about the chronicity and consequently must develop strategies to keep living a similar life like the one lived before. Conclusions: This study revealed that people affected by Crohn's disease struggle with the fact of being a chronic patient with uncertainty about the illness and need to learn living with a chronic condition that limits their daily lives. Furthermore, the lack of Crohn's disease a professional in charge of these people's Cares such as the specific nursing role existing in other countries support in the Spanish Health System determines the loneliness those diagnosed experience to cope with the new situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of patients with breast cancer and their involvement during outpatient-based chemotherapy in Hong Kong. Background The outcome evaluation using a mixed-methods approach is not common in interventional studies of nurse-led chemotherapy care programmes. A qualitative approach could provide a deep understanding of the experiences of patients. Design A qualitative study was conducted. Methods This is part of a randomized controlled trial of a nurse-led care programme ( NCT02228200). Individual interviews were conducted in 2013 with 10 patients with breast cancer after they had completed the chemotherapy. Qualitative content analysis was adopted to analyse the interviews. Findings Chemotherapy affected the patients in different ways. Some participants completed the chemotherapy treatment smoothly with minimum side effects, while others encountered many problems during the treatment, which had a great impact on their lives. Guided by their coping attitudes, which were affected by the Chinese culture, most participants adopted behavioural, social, cognitive and emotional strategies to actively cope with the chemotherapy. A few tolerated the treatment passively. Some thought that the process of undergoing chemotherapy was physically bearable, while some equated it with suffering. Others regarded it as a chance to get a new start. Conclusion The experience of patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy can be likened to that of going on a hike. They reach the peak through different paths and bear different burdens. Yet, they have to go through until the end, regardless of how much of a burden they bear and how they achieve the peak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Identification of causes of hypertension on the basis of the perspectives and experiences of patients is the key to success in health plans of these patients. The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of life before becoming hypertensive patients. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted during August 2015 to April 2016. Twenty-seven hypertensive patients referred to hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected based on purposive sampling, and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with them. The data were analyzed by the content analysis method and using qualitative data analysis software MAXqda 2011. Results: Three main categories were extracted from data analysis. Patients experienced factors such as negligence and neglect, life stress, lack of healthy lifestyles and abuse awareness, spirituality abandonee in the main category of “personal experience,” factors such as family conflicts, heredity, inappropriate nutritional and life style in the main category of “family life,” and also factors such as job stress, economic problems, urbanization, chemical agents during the war in the main category of “social life.” Conclusions: Based on the findings, patients before becoming hypertensive under the influence of their culture and beliefs had experienced many risk factors associated with hypertension. Comprehensive planning and appropriate to the cultural, social, and beliefs context about the prevention and correction of these factors is necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the illness experiences of Korean patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with 9 patients. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: Five themes emerged as a result of the analysis. "Embarrassment from unfamiliar diagnosis and rapid progression" delineates lymphoma as a very cancer. "Maelstrom in dilemma of cancer treatment" describes suffering due to side effects and complications with lack of information about treatments. "Rearrangement of relationships due to social prejudice" describes interpersonal relationships with others and family members. "Keeping psychological stability through balancing alertness and oblivion" illustrates strategies to overcome the fear of recurrence. "A new life obtained by introspection" delineates the outcome of overcoming cancer through self-reflection. Conclusion: Patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma experienced tremendous physical and psychosocial problems. There are significant knowledge gaps between patients and health professionals. Based on the results of the study, health professionals could develop effective nursing interventions to improve the quality of life of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores experiences of transition, instability and coping using a qualitative approach with young offenders within a specialist forensic child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). Participants were four young people (aged 14–17 years) on community orders under the supervision of local youth offending teams (YOTs). Semi-structured interviews were conducted and data analysed using an inductive thematic analysis approach. Three main themes were identified: (i) people and places; (ii) growth; and (iii) managing difficult experiences. Findings suggest that young offenders are exposed to a wide range of challenging contextual factors including unpredictable or inadequate home environments, numerous transitions (between family members/foster placements and schools), limited engagement with educational settings and a lack of social support, supporting the findings of Paton et al. Findings also portrayed a sense of participants’ ‘psychological growth’ with development along a trajectory from a young child ‘acting out’ in response to the environments in which they were living; through a more reflective stage, in which they were able to begin to consider the situations they found themselves in; before reaching a position in which they were able to look beyond their day-to-day circumstances with some hope that their lives could be different in the future. Furthermore, accounts revealed that these young people had a limited range of functional coping strategies and had largely negative experiences of services. Clinical implications and the need for further research developing professionals’ understanding of the influence of early experiences on young offenders’ behaviour are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the experiences of patients discharged from intensive care units. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 190 patients who were hospitalized in intensive care units for 24 h and over in a university hospital and a public hospital in Manisa, Turkey. Data were collected by a demographic questionnaire and the Intensive Care Experience Scale. Mean±standard deviation, percentage, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Kruskal--Wallis and Mann--Whitney U tests were used in the statistical analysis. Results: The mean age of the patients was 56.6±10.8 years, and 60% of the patients were males. It was found that the patients' awareness of the environment in the intensive care unit subscale score of the Intensive Care Experience Scale was significantly different depending on gender and the length of stay in the intensive care unit (p<0.05). It was found that the patients' satisfactions levels about care the in intensive care unit subscale score of the Intensive Care Experience Scale was significantly difference depending on the type of intensive care unit and the length of stay in the intensive care unit (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study show that being aware of the environment in intensive care unit was dependent the length of stay in the intensive care unit and gender and that satisfaction levels about care in the intensive care unit were affected by the length of stay in the intensive care unit and the type of intensive care unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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What are the lived experiences of individuals with scleroderma? This study aims to address this question by exploring individuals' personal experiences of living with scleroderma and to present a view of scleroderma patients and their nursing care. This research is an exploratory-descriptive study using a phenomenological research method. Twenty patients with scleroderma were enrolled in this qualitative study. The data were collected using both a demographic data form and a semi-structured interview form. The study was conducted through face-to-face individual patient interviews. The data were evaluated using Colaizzi's phenomenological data analysis method. The data analysis revealed four categories and ten topics. The categories were (a) self-perception, (b) role in relationships, (c) activity and exercise, and (d) sexuality. The results of the research indicate that the subjects' unrefined data reflect self-esteem disturbances, fear, anxiety, altered family and social processes, altered role performance, activity intolerance, fatigue, physical difficulties, and sexual dysfunction. This research provides valuable insights into how patients view the overall impact and their specific degree of scleroderma from day to day. Scleroderma patients experience emotional, physical, and social difficulties. The disruption of sexual life is a prominent result of this study. Although there is no cure for scleroderma and medical interventions have a limited effect, health professionals can improve patients' symptoms and experiences of living with scleroderma by listening to the effects of their symptoms and adapting coping strategies. It is hoped that the themes revealed in this study will generate understanding and insight for future innovative practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]