My life support dialysis machine; an investigation of hemodialysis patients’ metaphorical perceptions and meaning-making schemas regarding the concept of death: A metaphor study
Death Studies, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07481187.2026.2676983
- Dergi Adı: Death Studies
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Periodicals Index Online, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Religion and Philosophy Collection, Violence & Abuse Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, Social Sciences Abstracts, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Education Collection (ProQuest), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study was designed to examine the metaphorical perceptions and meaning-making schemas of hemodialysis patients regarding the concept of death. The study, designed qualitatively through metaphor analysis, included 38 hemodialysis patients. Data were collected using forms on semi-structured interviews employing writing and drawing techniques to explore perceptions of death. The data were analyzed using content analysis. It was determined that hemodialysis patients participating in the study produced four metaphors (The end of life and reaching union, Nightmare and despair, Sense of disappearance and emptiness, and The journey of life) each using the writing technique and drawing technique. The study revealed that hemodialysis patients interpret death within the framework of complex cognitive schemas, intense anxiety and multidimensional meanings. The findings indicate that this process of interpretation is strongly shaped by religious and spiritual interpretations. In this regard, recognizing and strengthening patients’ psychological, social, and spiritual coping resources is of great importance. Psychosocial nursing interventions based on metaphors, person centered care, and spiritual care components can make meaningful contributions to reducing death-related anxiety and strengthening emotional well-being.