Managing Late and Long-Term Effects Among Swedish Adolescents and Young Adults Affected by Cancer Following a Wilderness Intervention: Reconnecting with Self and Meaning Through Nature's Unconditional Presence - A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: IntroductionAdolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) affected by cancer are at risk of experiencing late and long-term effects following cancer diagnosis and treatment. While structured interventions have demonstrated potential benefits for well-being during the intervention itself, little is known about how AYAs affected by cancer engage with and experience nature in their everyday lives beyond the formal program context. The aim of this study was to explore how a selected group of AYAs affected by cancer-who had participated in a nature-based intervention (the WAYA program)-experience nature and its role in supporting and managing late and long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, beyond the context of the program itself.MethodThis qualitative study explored the experiences of nature fol

SUBMITTER: Dahlqvist H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827910 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature