https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/510278
標題: | Psychological distress and coping strategies among women with incurable lung cancer: a qualitative study | 作者: | Liao Y.-C. WEI-YU LIAO Sun J.-L. JEN-CHANG KO CHONG-JEN YU |
公開日期: | 2018 | 出版社: | Springer Verlag | 卷: | 26 | 期: | 3 | 起(迄)頁: | 989-996 | 來源出版物: | Supportive Care in Cancer | 摘要: | Purpose: Limited research has focused on women with lung cancer (LC) although they are recognized as the most vulnerable to psychological distress. This study explored in-depth the psychological distress experienced by women with incurable LC and analyzed the coping strategies with which they manage that distress. Methods: A qualitative methodology with in-depth interviews was employed for 34 women with advanced or recurrent LC. An inductive data-driven thematic analysis was applied to analyze transcripts. Results: Psychological distress was an iterative process for the women. Four themes were identified: shock regarding the diagnosis, distress regarding cancer treatment and its side effects, the facing of a recurrent or progressive disease, and persistent struggle with the life-limiting disease. Various coping strategies applied by the women to manage psychological distress were grouped into four themes: relying upon social support, focusing on positive thoughts, avoidance-based strategies, and religious faith and acceptance. Conclusions: Women with incurable LC experienced substantial iterative psychological distress throughout the illness, regardless of length of illness at time of interview. They applied multiple forms of coping. The findings enrich the limited existing literature on this understudied population and provide direction for the future development of interventions to improve their psychological well-being. ? 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030860990&doi=10.1007%2fs00520-017-3919-x&partnerID=40&md5=f24bd336ef77280f1666d9546f8b2568 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/510278 |
ISSN: | 0941-4355 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00520-017-3919-x | SDG/關鍵字: | antineoplastic agent; adult; aged; anxiety; Article; avoidance behavior; cancer chemotherapy; cancer diagnosis; cancer growth; cancer patient; cancer radiotherapy; cancer recurrence; cancer surgery; cancer therapy; clinical article; coping behavior; depression; female; human; interview; lung cancer; mental stress; molecularly targeted therapy; priority journal; qualitative research; social support; thematic analysis; thinking; treatment outcome; lung tumor; mental stress; middle aged; psychology; social support; very elderly; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Qualitative Research; Social Support; Stress, Psychological |
顯示於: | 醫學系 |
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