Regaining autonomy, competence, and relatedness: Experiences from two Shared Reading groups for people diagnosed with cancer.

ABSTRACT: This study explored 12 cancer patients' experiences from participating in an online and on-site Shared Reading group for 16 weeks in Norway. Shared Reading is a practice in which prose and poetry are read aloud in small parts and discussed along the way. The study is a qualitative evaluation study with a particular focus on how the participants experienced the reading group supported their life living with cancer. The study was mainly based on the data collected from focus group discussions with the participants, which was analysed qualitatively through open coding. In total, four themes were identified: (1) open space, (2) disconnecting through connecting, (3) community, and (4) resonances and echoes. The participants expressed that the RG helped them to "balance life and cancer", and "di

SUBMITTER: Andersen TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9665161 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature