A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of the experience of living with colorectal cancer as a chronic illness

McGeechan, Grant J; Byrnes, Kate; Campbell, Miglena; Carthy, Nikki; Eberhardt, Judith; Paton, Wendy; Swainston, Katherine; Giles, Emma L.

doi:10.1080/08870446.2020.1867137

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“…Fear of recurrence does not persist for CRC patients but is induced by various events that are reminders of the possibility of cancer recurrence, such as symptom onset and hospital visits. 33 Treatment procedures involving various invasive treatments and symptoms may play a role in reminding patients of recurrence, which could be interpreted as patients’ recognition of treatments as active responses to reduce the risk of recurrence. 33 These findings suggest that supportive interventions to address fears related to cancer recurrence should be provided to patients in the early stages of their cancer treatment trajectory.…”

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“…This is consistent with research reporting that many CRC patients feel abandoned because they lacked satisfactory supportive care from healthcare providers in the post-treatment phase. 33 Moreover, most negative experiences of CRC patients are due to a lack of post-treatment care. 24 Thus, supportive interventions that manage delayed symptoms of CRC patients in the post-treatment phase should be actively provided to help patients adapt to their changed circumstances.…”

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“… 43 , 45 , 47 While CRC patients either lose appetite or feel uncomfortable with food intake due to intestinal stomas or changes in colonic function, caregivers also recognize higher appetite as a sign of recovery. 33 Therefore, increases in caregivers’ support needs may be owed to their desire to provide healthy food to patients. These differences suggest that CRC patients and caregivers should have access to different supportive interventions in the post-treatment phase.…”

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Need differences by treatment phases between patients with colorectal cancer and their caregivers: A text mining analysis

Yoon¹,

Son

2022

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Need differences by treatment phases between patients with colorectal cancer and their caregivers: A text mining analysis

Yoon¹,

Son

2022

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…The difference between the individual's condition before and after treatment is enormous. To assist the treatment, people must make a variety of changes to their daily routine (McGeechan et al, 2022 ). Even when there is a significant difference between what was and what is now, participants observed that people who consider themselves to be patients frequently lose strength and capacity and are perceived as weak.…”

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Emotional Self-Care: Exploring the Influencing Factors Among Individuals With Cancer

Sebastian

Rajkumar²,

John³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Cancer is a leading source of distress and fatality worldwide. Cancer-related aberrant cell proliferation causes excruciating pain and impairment. To cope with pain and manage symptoms and illness, pharmaceutical and non-pharmacological options are available. Self-care behaviors are recognized as a key source in symptom management and improving quality adherence to treatment among the current non-pharmacological strategies. The intervention measures to improve self-care were hardly impacted because of the narrow focus on physical self-care. Bringing in emotional self-care and addressing the individual's emotional health can enhance the effectiveness of interventions on a holistic level. Hence, this study has attempted to explore the factors that influence emotional self-care among individuals with cancer. Following an exploratory research design, the data were collected from 15 participants (4 men and 11 women) using purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews. Through thematic analysis, eight major themes were identified: physiological factors, social factors, family factors, psychological factors, individual factors, socioeconomic factors, cultural factors, and spiritual factors. The findings explained the emotional self-care among patients with cancer and how different identified factors influence their emotional self-care practices.

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“…Return to work either after receiving the diagnosis of cancer or after the termination of cancer treatment is considered one of the milestones during the cancer patient's life [1,2]. The return to work is considered one of the measures taken by cancer patients to forget the cancer burden and anxiety [3][4][5].…”

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Primary Health Care Physician’s Role in Return to Work after Cancer: A Systematic Review

Murad

Almuhaysin²,

Alkhatem

et al. 2021

JPRI

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Cancer is considered one of the most debilitating diseases as it affects all aspects of patients' life. One of the most neglected aspects is the ability to return to work during or after cancer treatment. General practitioners were considered the most common visited physicians after cancer treatment. However, their role in this critical problem to cancer patients is not well established. That is why we have done this review to investigate the role of general practitioners and primary health care in cancer care and how it should be reinforced. Six databases were searched using specific search terms. We included any study that assessed the role of general practitioners to help cancer patients return to work. In addition, we included studies that assessed the difficulties towards the integration of general physicians into the plan of care of cancer patients. The studies were assessed for the quality of evidence using the NIH quality assessment tool before being included for the review. Seven studies fulfilled our inclusion criteria and had passed the quality assessment to be included for the qualitative evidence synthesis. Based on these studies, the patients reported the lack of support from the general practitioners in the primary health care, and they found the attitude of the general practitioners not encouraging to ask for support from them. For general practitioners, they acknowledged their lack of support towards cancer patients and they needed more resources so they can counsel the patient regarding their work environment. General practitioners lacked the necessary knowledge and resources required to help patients to get back to their workplace. More plans are required to help them understand the problems of cancer survivors so they can counsel them properly.

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A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of the experience of living with colorectal cancer as a chronic illness

Abstract: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of the experience of living with colorectal cancer as a chronic illness.

Cited by 20 publications

References 71 publications

Need differences by treatment phases between patients with colorectal cancer and their caregivers: A text mining analysis

Need differences by treatment phases between patients with colorectal cancer and their caregivers: A text mining analysis

Emotional Self-Care: Exploring the Influencing Factors Among Individuals With Cancer

Primary Health Care Physician’s Role in Return to Work after Cancer: A Systematic Review

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