Author/Authors :
Seyedfatemi، Naimeh نويسنده Center for Nursing Care Research, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Mardani Hamooleh، Marjan نويسنده Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mardani Hamooleh, Marjan , Borimnejad، Leili نويسنده Department of Nursery, Center of nursing research, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Borimnejad, Leili , Tahmasebi، Mamak نويسنده Cancer Institute of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
Background
Palliative care is an important part of effective cancer care
Objectives
The purpose of our study was to explore the lived experiences of nurses providing psychological palliative care for cancer patients in Iran.
Methods
A hermeneutic phenomenological study was performed. We interviewed 11 oncology nurses to understand their lived experiences in cancer wards about psychological palliative care. We employed a seven-stage process of data analysis.
Results
One constitutive pattern ‘palliative care as the driving force for providing psychological comfort to patients with cancer’ and three associated themes, namely ‘stress management’, ‘empathetic behavior’, and ‘all-embracing outlook’, were identified.
Conclusions
The findings present better understanding of the lived experiences of oncology nurses in Iran regarding the phenomena under study.
