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Life Experience following Suicide Attempt among Middle-aged Men
Eun-Young Chin, Hyun Kyung Kim
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2016;46(2):215-225.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.215
Published online: April 29, 2016

1Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University, Iksan, Korea.

2College of Nursing·Chonbuk Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Hyun Kyung. College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju 54896, Korea. Tel: +82-63-270-3121, Fax: +82-63-270-3127, kimhk@jbnu.ac.kr
• Received: August 7, 2015   • Revised: August 24, 2015   • Accepted: November 25, 2015

© 2016 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • 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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