著者

服部 純子 今井 奈妙 成田 有吾 Hattori Junko Imai Nami Narita Yugo

出版者

三重大学大学院医学系研究科看護学専攻

雑誌

三重看護学誌 = Mie Nursing Journal (ISSN:13446983)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.20, pp.25-32, 2018-03-26

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The purpose of this study was to clarify the difficulty with respect to family relationships experienced by Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) patients, by analyzing the contents of illness which MCS patients described.We conducted and analyzed qualitatively a semi-structured interview on "The pain of living" with respect to family relationships for five female MCS patients in their 40s to 50s.The difficulty of living with respect to family relationships reported by MCS patients consisted of six categories: " Confusion about families who do not understand ", "embarrassment about living with family", "give up on family’s understand ", "being hurt by family’s behavior", " anger against family" and "collapse of family relationships".The results of this study revealed psychological conflicts related to the family relationship of MCS patients on the characteristic care of MCS such as to avoid exposure to chemical substances. These psychological conflicts were the cause of social distress in MCS patients, and they were the core of these patients’ painfulness of living.