From Surviving to Living (on): A Grounded Theory Study on Coping in People with Pancreatic Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Little research has been conducted on the experience of pancreatic cancer from a patient's perspective. Several factors suggest that trajectory models of chronic illness or other cancers cannot be applied to pancreatic cancer. Within this grounded theory study, 26 problem-centred interviews were conducted with people with pancreatic cancer from Germany. A cancer-specific trajectory model was developed, depicting both curative and palliative courses. Two successive phases form the core: Immediately after diagnosis, there is an acute phase in which patients focus on mere survival, attempt to overcome the short-term consequences of pancreatic cancer and search for information. This initial phase is followed by a circular phase of living on with pancreatic cancer, characterized by adaptation t

SUBMITTER: Ristau P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10750439 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature