Citation

Chin EY, Kim HK. J. Korean Acad. Nurs. 2016; 46(2): 215-225.

Affiliation

College of Nursing·Chonbuk Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. kimhk@jbnu.ac.kr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Korean Society of Nursing Science)

DOI

10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.215

PMID

27182018

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was performed to identify the meaning of life experience following suicide attempt among middle-aged men.

METHODS: A qualitative research design was adopted using van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The participants were six middle-aged men who had attempted suicide at least one time. Data were collected in 2013 through in-depth interviews. Individual interviews were recorded; and literary, art works and phenomenological literature were searched to identify the meaning of the experience.

RESULTS: The five essential themes of the life experience of middle-aged men who attempted suicide were 'Bitter reality confronted again', 'Anger buried deep inside', 'Broken family, inescapable fetters', 'Blocked relationships, closed world' and 'A step towards a new life'.

CONCLUSION: The meaning of lived experience found in this study provides deep insight into the experience following suicide attempt in middle-aged men and crucial information to give directions to appropriate support and nursing interventions.

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