Purpose: This study aimed to provide a comprehensive review of illness experience research study using phenomenological approaches. Methods: Data were searched from the database (CINAHL) under the key word '(Phenomeno*) and lived experience' and the publishing period 'Jan. 2006~Dec. 2016'. A total of 62 articles about first hand experience of patients was selected as final samples. Data were analysed in terms of research method and contents. Results: The chronic illness was the most frequently used disease, and 'van Mannen' method was also the most frequently used. The popular philosophical perspectives were Husserl's phenomenology and Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology. As the criteria to ensure truthworthiness, Lincoln & Guba's criteria was the one mostly employed. Conclusion: It was found that the researchers employed various qualitative approaches despite of continued discussion on selecting a proper approach. However, the phenomenological approach was found to be the strongest tool for exploring the lived experience of patients. In this respect, the given approach is warranted for future utilization in nursing research.

서 론
    1. 연구의 필요성
연 구 방 법
    1. 연구의 대상과 범위
    2. 연구의 과정 및 절차
연 구 결 과
    1. 탐구된 체험의 질병 유형
    2. 자료수집방법과 연구참여자
    3. 연구 접근 방법
    4. 철학적 기반
    5. 연구진실성 확보 방법
논 의
결 론 및 제 언
REFERENCES

• 고문희(초당대학교 간호학과) | Ko Moon-Hee (Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Muan, Korea) Corresponding author