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Lived Experiences of Environmental Health Behavior among Pregnant Women: A Phenomenological Study
Nam Young Yang, Hyun Kyoung Kim
Korean J Adult Nurs 2021;33(2):114-124.   Published online April 30, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2021.33.2.114
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This study aimed to obtain insights into the meaning and nature of the lived experiences of environmental health behavior among pregnant women. Methods: The hermeneutic phenomenology framework developed by Max van Manen informed this study, which included 17 pregnant women as participants. Data were collected using in-depth interviews of the participants between July and September 2020. Results: The key themes identified were: “fear of health threats to the mother and baby”, “patience with inconveniences for fetal health”, “movement for the environment”, and “generativity embodied from pregnancy”. Participants expressed that they had deeper experiences with regard to their environmental health behavior during pregnancy than they did before, and recognized that communal environmental behaviors impact future environmental pollution. They had a negative perspective towards environmental pollution involving plastics and chemicals, and wanted to protect their children's health by making the best possible behavioral choices. Conclusion: This study revealed the meanings of environmental health perceptions and behavioral experiences in the participants' sociocultural context. These findings have implications for health care providers' prenatal care practices that focus on environmental health from an ecological perspective.

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  • The protocol of DECO-MOM: a clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a mobile application for an environmental health intervention among pregnant women
    Hyun Kyoung Kim
    BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • The effects of environmental prenatal program on environmental health perception and behavior using internet-based intervention in South Korea: A non-randomized controlled study
    Hyun Kyoung Kim, Geum Hee Jeong, Hye Young Min, George Vousden
    PLOS ONE.2022; 17(11): e0277501.     CrossRef
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The Experience of People with HIV/AIDS: A Phenomenological Study
Eun Young Kim, Myoung Sun Lee
J Korean Acad Adult Nurs 2000;12(4):497-506.   Published online December 31, 2000
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore and describe the experience of people with HIV/AIDS. Three men and three women with HIV/AIDS participated in the study. They were asked open-ended and descriptive questions in order for them to talk about their experience in their own terms. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed to maintain data integrity and to reduce perceptual bias. The transcripts were analyzed by the Colaizzi method. Member checks from the participants were used to validate the emergent themes. Seven themes emerged from the analysis. 1. People with HIV/AIDS have a strong impact and emotional reaction when receiving positive HIV test results. 2. All people with HIV/AIDS attempt to conceal HIV infection because of fear of stigma or rejection. 3. After the initial brief traumatic reaction to HIV/AIDS diagnosis, all participants feel lonely because they had no one to express or share their own experiences. 4. People with HIV/AIDS reflect on their life, think about the death and dying process and they become depressed. 5. Most participants feel that the family members who know his/her diagnosis are a big source of support. 6. According to the normativeness of infection route of HIV, the degree of guilty feeling differs among participants. 7. Although all participants think medication is a lifeline, the adherence to medication is not maintained because of side effects, denial and concealment of HIV/AIDS. The results of this study may help nurses and other health care workers to implement more efficient nursing strategies for people with HIV/AIDS by more deeply understanding their experience.
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