Control in patients with advanced cancer: an interpretative phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of life-threatening illness, loss of control is argued as a source of suffering and loss of perceived dignity, whereas having control over the dying process has been seen as a way of maintaining personal independence. Little is known about the meaning of control from the patients' perspectives. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore how patients with advanced cancer understand control, in terms of underlying beliefs, attitudes, and expectations consistent with self-efficacy, in different dimensions of their life, their illness, and their healthcare.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews using an interpretive phenomenological analysis approach. Patients with advanced cancer from an oncology unit and a palliative care unit fr

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Prat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161471 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature