Hospital life experience of older patients hospitalized for a long time in long-term care hospitals without visitors: A phenomenological study
Hanna Jeong,
Suhye Kwon,
Yu Jin Jung
Abstract:Purpose: This study aimed to explore older patients’ experiences of hospital life in long-term care hospitals without visitors. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight older patients hospitalized in long-term care hospitals and were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Results: Four theme clusters extracted from older patients’ experiences were shabby oneself cut off from the outside world, a hospital that eventually became home, fear of death that will come… Show more
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