Life goes on… Patient perspectives on having a cancer diagnosis and other comorbid diseases: A qualitative study
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Life goes on… Patient perspectives on having a cancer diagnosis and other comorbid diseases : A qualitative study. / Arreskov, Anne B.; Graungaard, Anette H.; Kristensen, Mads T.; Søndergaard, Jens; Davidsen, Annette S.
I: Chronic Illness, Bind 17, Nr. 1, 2021, s. 17-28.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Life goes on… Patient perspectives on having a cancer diagnosis and other comorbid diseases
T2 - A qualitative study
AU - Arreskov, Anne B.
AU - Graungaard, Anette H.
AU - Kristensen, Mads T.
AU - Søndergaard, Jens
AU - Davidsen, Annette S.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objectives: Due to a growing population with both cancer and chronic diseases, we explored patients’ experiences of living with a cancer diagnosis and comorbidities, the possible effects on everyday living and management of comorbidities. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted during 2016 with 15 patients in Denmark, with finished cancer treatment and preexisting comorbidities. Analysis was performed by Systematic Text Condensation. Results: Symptoms which disrupted everyday function were given attention, regardless of the disease from which the symptoms originated. The awareness of cancer and comorbidities constituted an inverse process over time. Most patients perceived cancer as being transient, whereas experiences of comorbidities varied from ignorance to worry. Most patients reported maintaining their chronic illness consultations with their general practitioner as before cancer. Conclusion: Patients prioritized an everyday life with normal chores highly in contrast to paying attention to diseases. Disruptive symptoms, rather than specific diseases, took up patients’ attention. Cancer did not change the patients’ attendance at chronic care consultations. General practitioners should focus on maintaining the patient’s functional level in everyday life. Further, they should continue to prioritize the chronic care management, as this might increase the patients’ own view of the importance of self-management.
AB - Objectives: Due to a growing population with both cancer and chronic diseases, we explored patients’ experiences of living with a cancer diagnosis and comorbidities, the possible effects on everyday living and management of comorbidities. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted during 2016 with 15 patients in Denmark, with finished cancer treatment and preexisting comorbidities. Analysis was performed by Systematic Text Condensation. Results: Symptoms which disrupted everyday function were given attention, regardless of the disease from which the symptoms originated. The awareness of cancer and comorbidities constituted an inverse process over time. Most patients perceived cancer as being transient, whereas experiences of comorbidities varied from ignorance to worry. Most patients reported maintaining their chronic illness consultations with their general practitioner as before cancer. Conclusion: Patients prioritized an everyday life with normal chores highly in contrast to paying attention to diseases. Disruptive symptoms, rather than specific diseases, took up patients’ attention. Cancer did not change the patients’ attendance at chronic care consultations. General practitioners should focus on maintaining the patient’s functional level in everyday life. Further, they should continue to prioritize the chronic care management, as this might increase the patients’ own view of the importance of self-management.
KW - cancer
KW - chronic illness
KW - everyday living
KW - Multimorbidity
KW - patients’ perspective
U2 - 10.1177/1742395318815954
DO - 10.1177/1742395318815954
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30537851
AN - SCOPUS:85058459949
VL - 17
SP - 17
EP - 28
JO - Chronic Illness
JF - Chronic Illness
SN - 1742-3953
IS - 1
ER -
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