Eliciting the Concept of Cancer in Nursing Students in Turkey: an Exploratory Metaphor Analysis

Yeşilbalkan, Öznur Usta; Kankaya, Hülya; Karaman, Emine; Çınar, Derya

doi:10.1007/s10943-021-01275-w

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“…12 There are a limited number of metaphor studies in the literature. [15][16][17] Yeşilbalkan et al 15 conducted a metaphor study on the concept of "cancer" with 166 nursing students. The students mostly compared cancer with metaphors involving negative themes, such as "death," "war," "virus," "malady," and "spider."…”

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“…In addition, the authors conducted a literature review to inform the metaphor sentence. 15,16,[24][25][26][27]…”

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“…The students presented a framework for understanding the concept of cancer in all aspects with metaphors. 15 Gao et al 16 conducted a metaphor study with OR nurses to interpret the surgery experience in organ procurement. The metaphors of the nurses aligned with four main themes: "The surreality of experiencing death," "Personal and professional challenges," "Becoming stronger," and "My beliefs, my wishes."…”

Section: Metaphormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are a limited number of metaphor studies in the literature 15–17 . Yeşilbalkan et al 15 conducted a metaphor study on the concept of “cancer” with 166 nursing students. The students mostly compared cancer with metaphors involving negative themes, such as “death,” “war,” “virus,” “malady,” and “spider.” The students presented a framework for understanding the concept of cancer in all aspects with metaphors 15 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Yeşilbalkan et al 15 conducted a metaphor study on the concept of “cancer” with 166 nursing students. The students mostly compared cancer with metaphors involving negative themes, such as “death,” “war,” “virus,” “malady,” and “spider.” The students presented a framework for understanding the concept of cancer in all aspects with metaphors 15 . Gao et al 16 conducted a metaphor study with OR nurses to interpret the surgery experience in organ procurement.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stoma Perceptions of Adults with an Ostomy: A Metaphor Analysis in a Single Center

Özlü,

Vural

2023

Adv Skin Wound Care

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OBJECTIVE To use metaphor to evaluate stoma perceptions among adults with ostomies to conceptualize and portray their lived experiences using a figurative approach. METHODS A qualitative research design was used. Participants were 27 adults with an ostomy who were followed up in the stoma therapy unit. Individuals were included in the study if they had had a temporary or permanent ostomy for at least 2 months and spoke Turkish. Participants were asked to complete the sentence: “Stoma is like…/similar to… because….” The researchers used content analysis to evaluate participants’ responses. Interpretation of the metaphors developed by participants was carried out in five phases: coding, example metaphor compilation, theme development, ensuring trustworthiness, and transferring. RESULTS Participants expressed a total of 17 unique and 10 repeated metaphors for the concept of “stoma.” These metaphors were grouped under three different themes: positive (lifesaving), negative (punishment/enemy), and neutral (temporary/necessity for life). The most commonly used metaphors were life, savior, comfort, difficulty, fear, punishment, and necessity. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with an ostomy mostly had negative metaphorical associations with stomas. The authors recommend that hospitals implement multifaceted interventions to bring positive metaphors to individuals with ostomies.

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Section: Metaphormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the authors conducted a literature review to inform the metaphor sentence. 15,16,[24][25][26][27]…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Metaphormentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Stoma Perceptions of Adults with an Ostomy: A Metaphor Analysis in a Single Center

Özlü,

Vural

2023

Adv Skin Wound Care

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Cancer experience in metaphors: patients, carers, professionals, students – a scoping review

Liu,

Semino,

Rietjens

et al. 2024

BMJ Support Palliat Care

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The use of metaphors to talk about cancer experiences has attracted much research and debate, especially in the case of military metaphors. However, questions remain about what metaphors are used by different populations for different aspects of the cancer experience. This scoping review aims to answer them.We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Eligible sources include peer-reviewed scientific research published in English between 2013 and 2023, investigating patterns of metaphor use from adult populations (age ≥18) for cancer-related topics, such as cancer itself, the general experience of being ill, treatment, and people and relationships.Out of 1929 articles identified, 30 met the criteria, spanning over different populations. While most papers focused on cancer in general, some focused on specific cancer types, such as breast cancer. Both spontaneous and elicited data were collected in ten languages: mostly English (N=12), Swedish (N=3) and Arabic (N=3). The identified metaphors were subsumed under various broad categories, including particularly violence and journey. Other categories include education and non-human animate entity for the cancer itself, confinement and deprivation and cleanliness for the general experience of being ill with cancer, Poison and gardening for cancer treatment, and distance for patients’ social relationships.It was found that metaphors help to identify how patients describe experiences of vulnerability and empowerment. To provide patient-centred care, clinicians and researchers should avoid blanket conclusions about helpful or unhelpful metaphors, but consider the ways in which different metaphors are used by different populations in different contexts.

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Hemşirelik Öğrencileri İle Bir Metafor Analizi: Onkoloji Hemşiresi Olmak

Çınar¹

2021

Balıkesır Health Sciences Journal

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Eliciting the Concept of Cancer in Nursing Students in Turkey: an Exploratory Metaphor Analysis

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

Stoma Perceptions of Adults with an Ostomy: A Metaphor Analysis in a Single Center

Stoma Perceptions of Adults with an Ostomy: A Metaphor Analysis in a Single Center

Cancer experience in metaphors: patients, carers, professionals, students – a scoping review

Hemşirelik Öğrencileri İle Bir Metafor Analizi: Onkoloji Hemşiresi Olmak

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