Together but still alone - A qualitative study exploring how family members of persons with incurable oesophageal or gastric cancer manage everyday life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer affects not only the person with the disease but those around them. Being a family member is described as strenuous and, often, associated with stress, anxiety and feelings of loneliness. There is a heightened risk of distress for family of those with fast-progressing, severe oesophageal or gastric cancer. Early palliative care involving family is vital yet often overlooked. In order to include family members in early palliative care their management in everyday life needs to be explored.

Method

Qualitative inductive interview study using content analysis guided by Graneheim and Lundman.

Result

The analysis resulted in the overarching theme "Managing the disease together but still alone". Three categories were identified: Adapting to the disease, Tak

SUBMITTER: Karmark S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515144 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature