Hearing the Voices of Australian Thyroid Cancer Survivors: Qualitative Thematic Analysis of Semistructured Interviews Identifies Unmet Support Needs.

ABSTRACT: Background: Most thyroid cancer survivors regain their physical health-related quality of life, but psychological and social deficits persist. The nature of these detriments remains poorly understood and they are insufficiently captured by survey data alone. To address this, qualitative data exploring the breadth and depth of thyroid cancer survivors' experiences and priorities for supportive care are required. Methods: Twenty semistructured interviews were undertaken with a purposive, maximum variation sample of thyroid cancer survivors. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded independently by two researchers. A hybrid model of inductive and realistic codebook analysis was undertaken with themes developed. Results: Patient experiences cente

SUBMITTER: O'Neill CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734898 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature