A qualitative study design was used to describe the quality of life as perceived by spouses of persons who have had a laryngectomy within the preceding two years to treat cancer. A convenience sample of 17 spouses of individuals with laryngectomies participated in this study. / Data were collected through guided interviews. Data were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1985) phenomenological method of analysis. Spouses described their quality of life by referring to marital relationship, communication and life style. Spouses identified nine factors that affect their quality of life. These are stress, coping, social support, caring, knowledge, body image, uncertainty, emotional status, and physical function. / Findings from this study give the nurses an empirically derived perspective on the quality of life of spouses of individuals who have had a laryngectomy to treat cancer.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.23941 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Creators | St-Hilaire, Sylvie |
| Contributors | Gooding, Barbara Anne (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Nursing.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001494905, proquestno: MM12276, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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