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A Concept Analysis : Awareness of Lymphedema Symptoms in Post-operative Cancer Patients with Secondary Lymphedema Miki Nakamori 1 , Harue Arao 2 1School of Nursing, Kyoto College of Nursing 2Division of Health Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Keyword: 気づき , リンパ浮腫 , 概念分析 , がん看護 , awareness , Lymphedema , Concept analysis , Cancer nursing pp.14-22
Published Date 2016/5/25
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 In this study, we aimed to describe the concept of awareness of patients with secondary lymphedema developing after undergoing surgery for cancer. We analyzed a total of 20 materials: literature selected from the fields of nursing science, medicine, sociology, and psychology, as well as relevant publications, using methods suggested by Walker and Avant. The analyses revealed that the subjects' self-awareness had covered “focusing on self”, “discomfort”, “differences from normal”, “interest”, and “fear”. Based on these findings, we defined the awareness of patients with secondary lymphedema developing after undergoing surgery for cancer as a “sense in which such individuals show reactions to symptoms/signs of lymphedema or perceive some changes; specifically, feeling discomfort or differences from normal, through objectively focusing on themselves as those who have a risk of lymphedema”. In addition, according to our definition, this cognitive process is influenced by patients' knowledge and experience of lymphedema, the extent to which the disease hinders their lives, symptom severity, and the physical recognition after the cancer treatment. This concept is a part of the general ideas regarding symptom control, such as self-monitoring, and is necessary for recognizing and dealing with problematic symptoms. Thus, the concept is important for the early detection of symptoms, and will become a basis for providing thorough and effective support to prevent lymphedema.


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電子版ISSN 2189-7565 印刷版ISSN 0914-6423 日本がん看護学会

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