Illness Experience and Coping Strategies of Hospitalized Children with Leukemia
Through the recording and analysis of the pain and illness narratives of 12 hospitalized children with leukemia at Z hospital in Wuhan,it was found that pain and illness caused damage to their physical,temporal,and relational dimensions in daily life.However,illness and pain are not static,and the damage they cause to daily life can be repaired through individual actions.Hospitalized leukemia patients actively adopt pain coping strategies such as acknowledging their own vulnerability,reconstructing the meaning of time,and seeking emotional and internal support to regain self balance and control over life.The above-mentioned pain coping strategies are not only individual actions within specific medical contexts,but also shaped by social structure and cultural environment.The study concluded by discussing the necessity and possibility of a meaning-centered medical interpretation model in China,and put forward corresponding reflections and suggestions.
medical anthropologyillness experienceillness narratives
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维普
