Transforming Hope: The Lived Experience of Infertile Women Who Terminated Treatment after in Vitro Fertilization Failure
Resource
THE JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH v.14 n.1 pp.46-54
Journal
THE JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
Journal Volume
v.14
Journal Issue
n.1
Pages
46-54
Date Issued
2006
Date
2006
Author(s)
SU, TSANN-JUU
CHEN, YUEH-CHIH
Abstract
生殖科技帶給不孕者高度的懷孕希望。但是，並非每個人都能實現。本研究目的為探 討經歷體外受精治療失敗後並放棄治療的不孕婦女之生活經驗。本研究採質性研究設 計，研究情境為台灣北部一所醫學中心。研究對象為曾接受體外受精治療失敗後一年 ，並已放棄治療的不孕婦女，經其同意，逐一收集，共24人。研究者依據會談指引， 採訪談法收集資料，以文字紀錄，經由Benner現象學之解釋性研究的三個策略分析： 主題分析、範例分析及典範案例分析。本研究經過該醫學中心倫理委員會審查通過， 並獲所有研究對象之同意參與。研究結果：由資料歸類出研究對象之生活經驗的主題 為轉換希望；包括三個類目：對不孕事實的接受、對高科技醫療限制的感慨、與對未 來生活的重新定位。結論：放棄治療之不孕婦女的醫療諮詢需包括告知治療的完整訊 息、持續評估治療的反應及協助患者重新自我定位。Assisted reproductive treatments provide the hope of pregnancy for infertile women, but do not always turn this hope into reality. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of infertile women who terminated treatment after in vitro fertilization (IVF) failure. Using a qualitative research design, 24 subjects were recruited who had experienced IVF failure and decided to terminate their treatment. Data were collected through interviews, and analyzed using interpretive research strategies of phenomenology. This study protocol was reviewed and approved by the University Review Board for Research. Informed consent was obtained from each subject. The theme of lived experience which emerged from the data was "transforming hope". This theme included three categories: (1) accepting the reality of infertility, (2) acknowledging the limitations of treatment involving high technology, and (3) re-identifying one's future. The results illustrated that counseling for these women should involve the provision of both positive and negative information, evaluation of the response to treatment, and assistance in defining their future.
Subjects
轉換希望
不孕症
體外受精
生活經驗
希望
transforming hope