The lived experience of constipation in cancer patients in palliative hospital-based home care.
The lived experience of constipation in cancer patients in palliative hospital-based home care.
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姑息医院家庭护理中癌症患者便秘的生活经历。
DOI：
10.12968/ijpn.2004.10.7.14570
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发表时间：
2004
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1
通讯作者：
E. Erichsén
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作者：
M. Friedrichsen;E. Erichsén
便秘是姑息治疗中常见且经过充分研究的症状。之前的大多数研究都集中在便秘的频率和治疗上。目前的研究旨在调查癌症患者在姑息医院家庭护理中的便秘生活经历。瑞典医院家庭护理室收治的 11 名患有便秘的癌症患者参与了这项研究。进行了半结构化访谈，并使用了定性、现象学方法。出现了三个主题：身体的痛苦；精神专注和对死亡的提醒；以及回避和社会孤立。便秘的经历被描述为一种必须预防的广泛而完整的个人经历。为了防止不必要的痛苦，护士需要积极主动地评估便秘。
Constipation is a common and well-studied symptom in palliative care. Most previous studies have focused on the frequency and management of constipation. The current study aimed to investigate the lived experience of constipation among cancer patients in palliative hospital-based home care. Eleven cancer patients admitted to a hospital-based home care unit in Sweden who had experienced constipation participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and a qualitative, phenomenological approach was used. Three themes emerged: bodily suffering; mental preoccupation and a reminder of death; and avoidance and social isolation. The experience of constipation was described as an extensive complete person-experience that must be prevented. To prevent unnecessary suffering nurses need to be proactive in the assessment of constipation.