Purpose: The purpose of this study was to qualitatively analyze metacommunication during the digital storytelling (DST) workshop process for patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Methods: HCT survivors who had undergone transplant within the past 2 years were recruited at a cancer center in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Participants (M age = 51.5 years) attended a 3-day DST workshop telling and creating digital stories around their HCT experiences. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, line by line coding and content analysis were conducted with four research team members. Results: Four themes emerged from the data: (1) communal connection; (2) expressing and processing emotions; (3) self-empowerment; and (4) multi-dimensional coping. Participants described telling and sharing their story with other HCT patients as therapeutic. Conclusion: DST shows promise as a potential coping tool and offers multiple dimensions of the role of narrative as a coping technique, in community building, and in patient-centered contexts within HCT.

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在为期 3 天的数字讲故事研讨会期间为造血细胞移植康复患者进行元交流过程

目的：本研究的目的是对接受造血细胞移植 (HCT) 的患者的数字讲故事 (DST) 研讨会过程中的元交流进行定性分析。方法：在凤凰城都市区的癌症中心招募在过去 2 年内接受过移植的 HCT 幸存者。参与者（M 年龄 = 51.5 岁）参加了为期 3 天的 DST 研讨会，讲述和创造围绕他们的 HCT 体验的数字故事。使用建构主义扎根理论方法，与四名研究团队成员进行了逐行编码和内容分析。结果：数据中出现了四个主题：（1）公共联系；(2)表达和处理情绪；(3) 自我赋权；(4)多维应对。参与者将与其他 HCT 患者讲述和分享他们的故事描述为治疗方法。结论：DST 显示出作为潜在应对工具的前景，并提供了叙事作为应对技术、社区建设和 HCT 中以患者为中心的环境的多个方面的作用。