Chen, Chin-MiChin-MiChenChen, Yueh-ChihYueh-ChihChenHaase, Joan E.Joan E.Haase2011-02-152018-07-072011-02-152018-07-072008-06http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/227324The 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.en-USAdaptation; Adolescent; Cancer survivor; Childhood brain tumor; Psychological[SDGs]SDG3adaptive 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; Taiwan10.1177/0193945907303050