Journal
JAPAN JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCE
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12332
Keywords
adaptation; adult; life change events; moyamoya disease; qualitative research
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- Basic Science Research Program [2017R1D1A1B03030706] Funding Source: Medline
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Aim To understand the daily lived experiences of adult moyamoya disease patients. Methods This qualitative study involved a purposive sample of 14 adult moyamoya disease patients diagnosed after 19 years or older at one university hospital in Seoul. Interviews conducted with patients included open-ended questions about the experience of living with moyamoya disease. The data were analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step method, which derives the theme. Results Participants' experiences were divided into three themes and eight sub-themes. Having an unexpected disease that suddenly struck my life refers to confusion and depression due to the diagnosis of the unexpected illness; being occasionally anxious about the illness describes patients' uncertainty about the disease and worrying about passing the disease on to their child; and living with the disease by going through the disease experience refers to the process of accepting and adapting to the illness. Conclusions The findings provide a better understanding of the life changes and lived experiences of adult patients with moyamoya disease. Nurses should consider various aspects when providing care to adult moyamoya disease patients.
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