Lived female experience of chronic bladder cancer: a phenomenologic case study.

نویسندگان

  • Edith L Hilton
  • Lesley J Henderson
چکیده

The purpose of this phenomenologic case study was to disclose the lived experiences of a woman survivor of invasive bladder cancer who underwent reconstructive surgery resulting in re-established urinary continence. Data revealed the chronic nature of managing reestablished urinary continence, the uncertainty of long-term survival, and the complexity of the sudden loss of urinary continence.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Urologic nursing

دوره 23 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003