J Korean Acad Nurs.  2016 Apr;46(2):215-225. 10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.215.

Life Experience following Suicide Attempt among Middle-aged Men

• Chin EY
• Kim HK

• KMID: 2413152
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.215

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was performed to identify the meaning of life experience following suicide attempt among middle-aged men.
METHODS
A qualitative research design was adopted using van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The participants were six middle-aged men who had attempted suicide at least one time. Data were collected in 2013 through in-depth interviews. Individual interviews were recorded; and literary, art works and phenomenological literature were searched to identify the meaning of the experience.
RESULTS
The five essential themes of the life experience of middle-aged men who attempted suicide were 'Bitter reality confronted again', 'Anger buried deep inside', 'Broken family, inescapable fetters', 'Blocked relationships, closed world' and 'A step towards a new life'.
CONCLUSION
The meaning of lived experience found in this study provides deep insight into the experience following suicide attempt in middle-aged men and crucial information to give directions to appropriate support and nursing interventions.

Keyword

Attempted suicide; Middle aged; Men; Qualitative research

MeSH Terms

Adult
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Life Change Events
Male
Middle Aged
Qualitative Research
Stress, Psychological
*Suicide, Attempted

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