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The Experience of Cancer Survivor's Return to Everyday Life

암 생존자의 일상생활 복귀 경험

  • Received : 2020.02.10
  • Accepted : 2020.05.08
  • Published : 2020.05.31
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Abstract

This study was undertaken to identify ways that enable a successful comeback to everyday life and improvement in the quality of life, by understanding the experiences of cancer survivors in returning to everyday life. Totally, 19 people diagnosed with complete cure after 5 years of cancer treatment, were recruited for the study. Data was collected through in-depth interviews from January 18 to February 25, 2017. One-time interviews took 90 to 120 minutes, and data analysis was achieved by applying the grounded theory. The central phenomenon of 'reality that cannot be escaped' and 'uncertain reality that cannot know tomorrow' was attributed to the causal conditions 'hard reality', 'physical exhaustion', 'psychological exhaustion' and 'economic exhaustion'. Depending on context conditions such as 'lack of family support', 'shift to a vulnerable working class', 'insufficient support system', 'hope for the societal support system', 'daunted gender', 'prejudice against cancer/cancer patients', 'information on life after rare full healing'. The strategy for a successful return was influenced by intervention conditions such as 'robust family fence' and 'effective cancer insurance', which resulted in 'building a new life' or 'enduring'. We conclude that for a successful return to daily lives, cancer survivors require comprehensive information, health and social-welfare interventions.

본 연구는 암 생존자의 일상생활 복귀 경험의 이해를 통해 성공적인 일상생활 복귀와 삶의 질 향상 방안을 모색하고자 시도되었다. 암 치료 후 5년이 경과되어 완치 판정을 받은 19명을 암 생존자 환우회 및 인터넷 카페에 연구목적과 방법을 공지하여 모집하였다. 자료 수집은 2017년 1월 18일부터 2월 25일까지로 심층면담을 통해 실시되었으며, 자료가 포화될 때까지 이론적 표출을 시도하였다. 1회 면담 시간은 90분에서 120분 정도 소요되었으며, 인터뷰 이후 불충분한 내용은 추가 면담을 통해 내용을 확인 받았다. 면담 횟수는 1~3회였다. 근거이론에 따른 자료 분석을 실시하였으며, 암 생존자의 일상생활복귀 경험은 '고달픈 현실', '육체적 소진', '심리적 소진', '경제적 소진'이라는 인과적 조건으로 인해 '벗어날 수 없는 현실', '내일을 알 수 없는 불확실한 현실'이라는 중심현상이 발견되었다. '가족의 지지부족', '노동 취약계층으로의 이동', '미비한 지원시스템', '사회적 지원체계 희망', '위축된 성', '암/암환자에 대한 편견', '찾기 힘든 완치 이후 삶에 대한 정보' 등의 맥락적 조건에 따라 '적극적 건강관리', '긍정적 경험', '절대적 존재에 의지하기' 전략을 선택적으로 수행하였다. 이러한 전략 수행 과정은 중재적 조건인 '든든한 울타리', '효과적인 암보험'의 영향을 받았다. 그 결과는 '새로운 삶 구축하기' 또는 '견디기'로 나타났다. 암 생존자의 성공적인 일상생활 복귀를 위해서는 일상생활 복귀 과정에서 경험할 수 있는 문제들과 관련된 포괄적인 정보 제공 및 보건·복지적 개입이 필요하며, 향후 암 생존자 관리를 위한 시스템 구축 시 암 생존자의 요구를 반영한 지원 프로그램 개발이 필요하다.

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