Games of Lives in Surviving Childhood Brain Tumors
Resource
Western Journal of Nursing Research,0(30),435-457.
Journal
Western Journal of Nursing Research
Pages
435-457
Date Issued
2008-06
Date
2008-06
Author(s)
Chen, Chin-Mi
Chen, Yueh-Chih
Haase, Joan E.
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the commonality of the lived experience of adolescent and young adult survivors (AYAS) of brain tumors in Taiwan from a sociocultural perspective. Seven AYAS aged 13 to 22 years, who had survived 5 to 10 years from the time of diagnosis, participated in this study. In consideration of their emotional duress, each participant was interviewed only once. The data revealed an essential structure: the game of life. The essential structure included six themes as follows: (a) no longer playing well, (b) wandering on the outer edges of social life, (c) helplessly struggling with role obligations, (d) rationally regulating the meaning of surviving, (e) winning a new social face, and (f) mastering the game of life. The findings suggest how nurses might help AYAS to succeed in psychosocial adjustment. ? 2008 Sage Publications.
Subjects
Adaptation; Adolescent; Cancer survivor; Childhood brain tumor; Psychological
SDGs
Other Subjects
adaptive behavior; adolescent; adult; article; attitude to health; brain tumor; child; child psychology; ethnology; female; human; human relation; life event; male; nursing methodology research; peer group; psychological aspect; qualitative research; quality of life; questionnaire; role playing; self concept; social behavior; social isolation; social psychology; survivor; Taiwan; Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Adolescent Psychology; Adult; Attitude to Health; Brain Neoplasms; Child; Child Psychology; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Life Change Events; Male; Nursing Methodology Research; Peer Group; Prejudice; Qualitative Research; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Role; Self Concept; Social Behavior; Social Isolation; Survivors; Taiwan