Content Analysis of Questions Related to Hemato-Oncology Raised through Internet Counseling
Title
Content Analysis of Questions Related to Hemato-Oncology Raised through Internet Counseling
Author(s)
이인정
Keyword
인터넷 상담
; 사회복지상담
; 혈액종양
; 내용분석
; Internet Counseling
; Content Analysis
; Hemato-oncology
; Oncology Social Work
Publication Year
2017-03-31
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Citation
Health and Social Welfare Review Vol.37 No.1, pp.431-462
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the data regarding questions raised by patients with hematologic malignancy and their families through Internet counseling in Korea. The data were collected from one internet web-site, providing counseling by medical social workers. A total of 98 cases were analyzed by content analysis method. As the result of content analysis, 146 questions were grouped into 5 major categories. The most common major category was identified as ‘financial problems’ (73 questions, 50.0%), followed by ‘psychosocial problems’ (24 questions, 16.43%), ‘return to society and rehabilitation’(20 questions, 13.70%), ‘resource mobilization(15 questions, 10.27%)’, and ‘other counseling’(14 questions, 9.58%). The findings of this study indicate that it is important for oncology social workers to provide continuous on-line informational support to patients with hematologic malignancy and their families. And health professionals need to understand various psychosocial problems that patients and their families experience in real life.