Coping with an awake brain tumor resection in patients and their primary contacts: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnosis and awake removal of a brain tumor is a major life event. A better understanding of the needs of this group of patients and their primary contacts in the perioperative trajectory can further improve care.

Methods

Adult patients who underwent an awake craniotomy (AC) in the Erasmus MC, the Netherlands and their primary contacts were interviewed 1-2 weeks prior to surgery and 2-4 weeks after surgery. Semi-structured interviews on the impact of the diagnosis on their lives and coping mechanisms with the AC procedure were conducted. Interview transcripts were analyzed in accordance with the principles of grounded theory.

Results

Twenty-one patients and 19 primary contacts were interviewed at least once during this period. Analyses and coding of th

SUBMITTER: Kranenburg LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11913647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature