1Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College of Information & Technology, Busan
2College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
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Dimensions, Categories and Sub-categories of the Adaptation Experience of Hemodialysis on Women with End-stage Renal Disease
| Elements | Categories | Sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
| Causal condition | Vague expectations of recovery | ·Confidence in one's health |
| ·No consideration of the criticalness of the situation | ||
| Refusal to undergo hemodialysis | ·Shock at the scene in the hemodialysis room | |
| ·Non-compliance with instructions for treatment | ||
| Contextual condition | Loss of femininity | ·Physical changes |
| ·Reproductive dysfunction | ||
| ·Loss of the feminine role | ||
| ·Stigma | ||
| Core phenomenon | Confinement to the dialysis machine | ·Temporal constraint |
| ·Constraint to the arduous hemodialysis process | ||
| Action/interaction strategies | Transition with a focus on hemodialysis | ·Adapting one's body to the hemodialysis machine |
| ·Prioritizing hemodialysis | ||
| Pursuit of information on dialysis | ·Sharing one's experiences with fellow patients | |
| ·Receiving information from the medical staff | ||
| Learning how to take care of one's body | ·Knowing how to take care of one's blood vessels | |
| ·Understanding one's physical abnormality | ||
| ·Managing one's everyday life | ||
| Intervening conditions | Support system | ·Support from family |
| ·Support from fellow patients and others | ||
| Controlling one's mind | ·Becoming calm down | |
| ·Having a positive mind | ||
| Consequence | Having a strong will to live | ·Maintaining one's role and position |
| ·Having hope for the future | ||
| Sustaining one's life | ·Pain from continued struggle against the illness | |
| ·Reaching one's limits |
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