Patient Experience Living with Split Thickness Skin Grafts

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dc.contributor.advisorCarr, Eloise
dc.contributor.advisorGabriel, Vince
dc.contributor.authorBurnett, Lindsay Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-20T21:14:41Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T08:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-20
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThere is a lack of research exploring the experiences of those living with split thickness skin grafts (STSG). The qualitative methodology of interpretive description (Thorne, 2008) was employed. The process included a single patient interview, coding, describing, and interpreting the data. Participants were selected through purposive sampling and data was collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Data was coded into themes for analysis. Eight male patients and four female patients 20-62 years old ranging 2-29 months post STSG were interviewed. The most significant concerns voiced by patients were identified and organized into five themes: a new normal, split thickness skin graft symptoms, appearance of new skin, coping, and preference to participate in future clinical trials. Patients discussed problems associated with their STSG; these concerns were significant enough to motivate them to participate in future clinical trials using human stem cells.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBurnett, L. N. (2013). Patient Experience Living with Split Thickness Skin Grafts (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27272en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27272
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/882
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subject.classificationSplit Thickness Skin Graftsen_US
dc.subject.classificationScarsen_US
dc.subject.classificationPatient Experienceen_US
dc.titlePatient Experience Living with Split Thickness Skin Grafts
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
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