Samples of code | Sub-category | Category |
· I quit my job for nursing care. · I have to pay property tax. | · I lost income. · I have to pay tax. | 11) Difficulties of economic problems. |
· I had difficulty with a patient’s delirium. · I asked the physician for a drug to get better. · I had difficulty with a patient’s loss of appetite. · The primary physician cheered me on. · The visiting nurse visited every day. · A loved one had edema and suffered. | · I had trouble with a patients s mental symptoms. · It was treated by medication. · I had trouble with a loved one’s physical problems. · The primary physician cheered me on. · The visiting nurse came to me every day. · A nurse’s massage relieved edema. | 12) Difficulties with mental and physical symptoms. 13) Being able to consult a visiting physician and nurse. |
· A loved one wanted to talk at midnight. · A loved one apologized for needing nursing care. · A family member was irritated. | · A loved one felt loneliness and sorrow for being a burden. · A patient was caused panic from loneliness. | 14) Difficulty of coping with a patient’s spiritual pain. |
· A loved one got angry with family caregivers when he was not well. · A primary physician understood a loved one’s emotions and spoke to them. · A patient did not know the time left. · A loved one considered the timing of truth-telling. | · A loved one was angry and coped with physician’s intervention. · A physician considered the timing of truth-telling. | 15) A patient getting angry with a family member. 16) Consulting a physician and settling down. |
· Preparing a loved one’s meal limited my time. · I drove instead of my husband. · My husband thought deeply. · I paid attention to conversations to not hurt a loved one’s heart. · I did not agree with a patient. · I drove and changed my mood. · I have a back problem. · I can’t walk freely in my house. · I used a walker. | · Time was sometimes limited. · I covered what he was not able to. · I paid attention to conversations with a loved one. · I found solutions for my stress. · Family caregiver had a back problem. | 17) Stress of nursing care and finding solutions. 18) Caregivers’ physical problems. |