Perceptions and Barriers of Survivorship Care in Asia: Perceptions From Asian Breast Cancer Survivors
| Autor: | Xiao Jun Wang, Kiley Wei-Jen Loh, Yan Xiang Gan, Jung-woo Chae, Alexandre Chan, Gilbert Fan, Sreemanee Raaj Dorajoo, Yee Pin Tan, Rose Fok, Tewodros Eyob, Terence Ng, Zheung Kang Lum, Maung Shwe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
Cancer survivorship Cancer Research media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:RC254-282 Outcomes Research 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Perception Survivorship curve medicine Quality of Care 030212 general & internal medicine Cognitive impairment media_common business.industry Cancer social sciences ORIGINAL REPORTS lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens medicine.disease Supportive Care Focus group humanities Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Quality of Life Palliative and Supportive Care business human activities Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of global oncology Journal of Global Oncology, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 98-104 (2017) Journal of global oncology, vol 3, iss 2 |
| ISSN: | 2378-9506 |
| Popis: | Purpose With the long-term goal to optimize post-treatment cancer care in Asia, we conducted a qualitative study to gather in-depth descriptions from multiethnic Asian breast cancer survivors on their perceptions and experiences of cancer survivorship and their perceived barriers to post-treatment follow-up. Methods Twenty-four breast cancer survivors in Singapore participated in six structured focus group discussions. The focus group discussions were voice recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by thematic analysis. Results Breast cancer survivors were unfamiliar with and disliked the term “survivorship,” because it implies that survivors had undergone hardship during their treatment. Cognitive impairment and peripheral neuropathy were physical symptoms that bothered survivors the most, and many indicated that they experienced emotional distress during survivorship, for which they turned to religion and peers as coping strategies. Survivors indicated lack of consultation time and fear of unplanned hospitalization as main barriers to optimal survivorship care. Furthermore, survivors indicated that they preferred receipt of survivorship care at the specialty cancer center. Conclusion Budding survivorship programs in Asia must take survivor perspectives into consideration to ensure that survivorship care is fully optimized within the community. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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