Abstract

Liver cancer patients face issues involving finiteness and approaching death; and may question one’s attitudes, values, and goals that lead to concerns regarding the meaning in life. Interpretive phenomenology focuses on the uniqueness of one’s experience and facilitates the understanding of internally and processed meaning among liver cancer patients.

Authors

Dinah Hernandez

Author Details

Dinah Hernandez, MSN/Ed, RN, PHN, CRN

Sigma Membership

Omicron Delta

Lead Author Affiliation

Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Meaning in life, Cancer Patients

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Life meaning in patients diagnosed with end-stage liver cancer: An interpretive phenomenological approach

Dublin, Ireland

Liver cancer patients face issues involving finiteness and approaching death; and may question one’s attitudes, values, and goals that lead to concerns regarding the meaning in life. Interpretive phenomenology focuses on the uniqueness of one’s experience and facilitates the understanding of internally and processed meaning among liver cancer patients.