Metaphorical Perceptions of Operating Room Staff Towards the Concept of Pressure Ulcer: A Qualitative Study

Objective: To explain the perceptions of the operating room staff about pressure ulcers through metaphors. Methods: A descriptive qualitative research design was used. In the study, it was aimed to reach the entire universe, not choosing a sample. A total of 83 operating room staff participated in t...

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Main Authors: Fatma Eti Aslan, Betül İlbey Koç, Goknur Parlak, Dilay Hacıdursunoğlu Erbaş
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Published: Atatürk University 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Nursology
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author Fatma Eti Aslan
Betül İlbey Koç
Goknur Parlak
Dilay Hacıdursunoğlu Erbaş
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Dilay Hacıdursunoğlu Erbaş
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description Objective: To explain the perceptions of the operating room staff about pressure ulcers through metaphors. Methods: A descriptive qualitative research design was used. In the study, it was aimed to reach the entire universe, not choosing a sample. A total of 83 operating room staff participated in the study which 45 of them were operating room nurses, 38 of them were anesthesia technicians. The data were collected face to face with the descriptive features form and semi-structured interview form created by the researchers. In the semi-structured interview form, the operating room workers were asked to complete the sentence “Pressure ulcer is like ... because ...”. The data were analyzed with the "content analysis" method, which is one of the qualitative analysis methods.Results: Operating room staff generated a total of 25 types of metaphors for the concept of pressure ulcers and expressed 83 opinions for them. The first five most mentioned metaphors by the operating room staff were icebergs, matryoshka, storm after a sunny day, swamp, garden care and cracked vase, respectively. 19 of these metaphors were repeated nine to two times, and six of them were repeated once.Conclusion: Metaphors can be used as a powerful research tool in understanding and revealing the cognitive images of operating room staff regarding the concept of pressure ulcers. This study gives clues about how operating room staff imagine the concept of pressure ulcer.
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spelling doaj-art-dd781fa16a9b47cdba6c48727a35e9792025-08-20T02:21:16ZengAtatürk UniversityJournal of Nursology2822-29542024-12-0127430931410.17049/jnursology.141548055Metaphorical Perceptions of Operating Room Staff Towards the Concept of Pressure Ulcer: A Qualitative StudyFatma Eti Aslan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0965-1443Betül İlbey Koç1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9440-5954Goknur Parlak2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7289-159XDilay Hacıdursunoğlu Erbaş3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1151-0765BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITYBAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITYBAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITYBAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITYObjective: To explain the perceptions of the operating room staff about pressure ulcers through metaphors. Methods: A descriptive qualitative research design was used. In the study, it was aimed to reach the entire universe, not choosing a sample. A total of 83 operating room staff participated in the study which 45 of them were operating room nurses, 38 of them were anesthesia technicians. The data were collected face to face with the descriptive features form and semi-structured interview form created by the researchers. In the semi-structured interview form, the operating room workers were asked to complete the sentence “Pressure ulcer is like ... because ...”. The data were analyzed with the "content analysis" method, which is one of the qualitative analysis methods.Results: Operating room staff generated a total of 25 types of metaphors for the concept of pressure ulcers and expressed 83 opinions for them. The first five most mentioned metaphors by the operating room staff were icebergs, matryoshka, storm after a sunny day, swamp, garden care and cracked vase, respectively. 19 of these metaphors were repeated nine to two times, and six of them were repeated once.Conclusion: Metaphors can be used as a powerful research tool in understanding and revealing the cognitive images of operating room staff regarding the concept of pressure ulcers. This study gives clues about how operating room staff imagine the concept of pressure ulcer.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3642601operating roommetaphorpressure ulcerqualitative researchoperating room staffameliyathanemetaforbasınç yarasıameliyathane çalışanınitel araştırma
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Metaphorical Perceptions of Operating Room Staff Towards the Concept of Pressure Ulcer: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Nursology
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title Metaphorical Perceptions of Operating Room Staff Towards the Concept of Pressure Ulcer: A Qualitative Study
title_full Metaphorical Perceptions of Operating Room Staff Towards the Concept of Pressure Ulcer: A Qualitative Study
title_fullStr Metaphorical Perceptions of Operating Room Staff Towards the Concept of Pressure Ulcer: A Qualitative Study
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