Patients' experiences of living beyond colorectal cancer: A qualitative study |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 4JY, UK;2. Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 79 Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2 2ER, UK;3. Institute for Health, Medical Sciences and Society, Glyndŵr University, Mold Road, Wrexham, Wales LL11 2AW, UK;4. Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Tom Reilly Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK;5. Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Henry Cotton Building, 15-21 Webster Street, Liverpool L32ET, UK;1. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;2. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Nursing Science & Midwifery, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;3. Department of Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;1. Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil;2. Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil;3. Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit (MDPU) and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;4. Department of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece;5. Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece;1. School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China;2. Department of Nursing, Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;3. Department of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China;1. Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK;2. School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK;3. Dental Health Services Research Unit, Dundee Dental School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK;4. NHS Lanarkshire, Lanarkshire, UK |
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| Abstract: | Purpose of the researchThis paper is a report of a study of the experiences of individuals with colorectal cancer in the period following their cancer treatment and the physical, psychological and social aspects associated with adjusting to everyday life.Methods and sampleQualitative interviews using a phenomenological approach were conducted with a purposive sample of 13 individuals who had completed active curative treatment for colorectal cancer.ResultsStudy findings suggest that colorectal cancer survivors employ a broad range of techniques and approaches to manage adjustment to everyday life such as goal-setting, managing informal networks and adopting strategies for physical and emotional recovery. Personal interests were used to create a sense of meaning and through the cultivation of altruistic and utilitarian outlooks on life, positive emotional gains were obtained.ConclusionsColorectal cancer survivors employ personal strategies for managing life in the survivorship period following cancer treatment. The study findings demonstrate additional areas for exploration such as the effect of altruism on adjustment and the relationship to other groups of cancer survivors. |
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