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Abstract Title of thesis A study on the illness uncertainty and coping strategy of cancer patients Total pages129 SchoolNanhua University Graduate92.06.07. ThesisMaster thesis AuthorMan-shu Su Thesis directchang-hsiung Tsa Uncertainty is one of an import factor during illness process of cancer patients. There are limited qualitative studies in Taiwan. The purpose of the study is to explore the illness uncertainty and coping strategies of reality feeling in cancer patients. The study involves an exploration on the essence and contents related to patient s experiences of uncertainty and coping strategies. The data were collected from seven oncology inpatients in a medical oncology unit at a university hospital in southern Taiwan and with deep interviews by a semi-structure guilds. The interviews will be taped and the qualitative data will be analyzed by open coding process. The analyses were show1patients were worried and faired feeling about illness uncertainty in all illness process.2to search information and face to the facts were used in the resonable coping strategies, positive thinking and searching mind support are used in the emotional coping strategies.3medical support and discomfort are the main influence factor to the illness uncertainty. Medical support is the positive influence factor and discomfort is the negative influence factor.4social support is the main influence factor to the coping strategies. It was suggest that care giver ought to assess patients recognize about illness, and talking about information in time in order to reduce worry and fair feeling in this study. The oncology unit should have psychosocial consultants, to match patients need. The essay can be as teaching material of nursing education and useful reference to enhance the quality of a caring and facilitate native nursing. Key wordsillness uncertainty coping strategy V
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