Communication Dilemmas in the Context of Cancer: Survivors’ and Partners’ Strategies for Communicating Throughout Survivorship

Miller, Laura E.

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“…In addition, cancer patients and caregivers have encountered many dilemmas and challenges in communicating openly [18]. For example, one study described cancer patients' difficulties in communicating with their spouses, including a lack of agreement on the meaning of a conversation and differences in a couple's communication preferences [22]. Breast cancer patients experienced communication challenges with different information requirements, treatment decisions and needs at different stages of the cancer trajectory [11].…”

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Communication Needs of Cancer Patients and/or Caregivers: A Critical Literature Review

Luo

Cao

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Journal of Oncology

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Objective. Effective communication for cancer patients and/or caregivers can meet information needs, reduce caregiver burden, improve physical and mental health, and promote intimacy. The aim of this review was to identify the communication needs of cancer patients and/or caregivers and to explore their specific communication needs to guide the development of future communication interventions. Methods. Chinese and English databases were systematically searched from January 2010 to October 2019, including MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, and the China Academic Journal Full-text Database. The key search terms used were “cancer” or “carcinoma” or “oncology” AND “patient” or “caregiver” or “carer” AND “communication” or “discussion” or “talk” AND “need” or “needs” or “desire.”. Results. A total of 26 articles was identified and included in this review. The findings revealed the needs of cancer patients and/or caregivers in terms of communication target, content, style, timing, and preferences. Communication targets included health professionals, peers, caregivers, and patients. Communication content included illness-related, emotional support, daily life, sexuality, death, and a way to communicate with health professionals. Communication style needed to be expressed through such things as language and communication atmosphere. Communication timing mainly referred to before treatment and approaching death. Communication preferences were related to factors such as demographics and ethnic origin. Conclusions. Cancer patients and/or caregivers have different communication needs in terms of target, content, style, and communication timing. A better understanding of the unique communication needs of patients and/or caregivers will offer health professionals detailed information on designing appropriate interventions to support cancer patients and caregivers.

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Communication Needs of Cancer Patients and/or Caregivers: A Critical Literature Review

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Cao

et al. 2020

Journal of Oncology

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“…These characteristics are relevant to break down barriers in the pattern of information exchange between professionals and CSrs. Few studies have addressed cultural competence in oncology, and still fewer regarding CS; however, those that have attempted so have highlighted the issue of communication within the professional‐patient dyad as a deficit that can be managed through care that considers the cultural context (Brown, Ham‐Baloyi, van Rooyen, Aldous, & Marais, ; Kagawa‐Singer, Valdez Dadia, Yu, & Surbone, ; Miller, ; Surbone, ; Surbone, Baider, & Kagawa‐Singer, ; Surbone & Halpern, ; Thorne & Stajduhar, ).…”

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Concept analysis of cancer survivorship and contributions to oncological nursing

Oliveira

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Araújo

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Int J of Nursing Practice

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“…A importância dessas características para os resultados dos cuidados de saúde consiste na geração de modelos mais eficazes de cuidados (MELEIS, 1999; CULTURALLY..., 2015).Essas características dos profissionais culturalmente competentes serão relevantes para romper barreiras no padrão de troca de informações entre profissional e StC. De fato, poucos estudos abordam a competência cultural na oncologia e menos ainda na SC, mas os poucos que o fazem exaltam a questão da comunicação na díade profissional e paciente como algo deficitário e que pode ser gerenciado por meio de um cuidado que contemple o contexto cultural(SURBONE, 2008;KAGAWA-SINGER et al, 2010;BAIDER;KAGAWA-SINGER 2010;STAJDUHAR, 2012;MILLER, 2014;BROWN et al 2016;HALPERN, 2016).…”

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“…como possíveis complicações da doença, reabilitação, vigilância, enfrentamento e recorrência da moléstia, o que gera ansiedade e depressão(MILLER, 2014;THORNE et al, 2014;MAYER;NASSO;EARP, 2017). A ausência de informação cria no senso comum a construção de símbolos irreais que podem permanecer na vida do adoecido por tempo indeterminado e gerar um misto de sentimentos que afetam sua qualidade de vida.O estudo de Thorne e Stajduhar (2012) evidenciou que o momento de transição é permeado por sentimentos de confusão, insegurança, vulnerabilidade, perda e abandono.…”

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Aspectos conceituais teóricos e subjetivos da sobrevivência ao câncer: contribuições para a enfermagem oncológica

Oliveira¹,

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The progress in the early diagnosis of cancer and therapies, as well as the longevity and population growth remit to an increased number of cancer survivors around the world, giving rise to a new term, that of cancer survivorship (CS). The general objective in this study was to analyze the concept of CS in the health literature and among adult and/or elderly patients diagnosed with the disease. To achieve this objective, we elaborated four specific objectives, which made us organize the dissertation in three main phases. The objective of the first phase is to analyze the concept of CS presented in the health literature, according to Rodgers' evolutionary model of concept analysis. This model is arranged in six steps, recommending the analysis of the studies surveyed by means of inductive thematic analysis and their interpretation according to the theoretical framework of the culture concept. As a result, we obtained the components of the concept, which help us understand it. These are: antecedentbeing diagnosed with cancer; consequentquality of life of cancer survivors (StC) and personal growth; attributesliminality process and culturally congruent care; substitute terms-StC, long-term survival and individuals living after the cancer diagnosis, and finally the related termscancer survival and rehabilitation. For the second phase, the purpose was to apprehend the meanings attributed to being StC among the patients, as well as to describe the meanings adult and elderly patients attribute to the CS concept through narrative syntheses. Thus, we built a qualitative study, using the narrative method and the reference framework of medical anthropology. We held semistructured interviews with 14 participants diagnosed with different types of urological cancer, male and female, adult and elderly, with at least three months post-treatment. After transcribing the data, they were analyzed according to inductive thematic analysis and two narrative syntheses were elaborated, the first being the dualities of life after the treatment; from loss of self-control, the uncertainty of the disease relapse to optimism and hope. In this synthesis, we discuss the survivor's experience with the disease, the loss of control the disease triggers and the consequent personal growth and gaining of optimism despite the circumstances experienced. The second synthesis is entitled: Who am I? Am I a cancer survivor? Self-reflection on the identity after the primary cancer treatment. In this synthesis, we apprehend the participants' reflection on how they see themselves and attribute meanings to being ill, cured, victim and mainly StC. These two narrative syntheses allowed us to describe and get closer to the meanings attributed to CS. The third phase was developed in three topics, the first being the comparison between the results of phase one and phase two, complemented with the importance of oncology nursing in care for StC and a reflection on the current public health policies. This dissertation updates the concept of CS and offers new perspectiv...

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Communication Dilemmas in the Context of Cancer: Survivors’ and Partners’ Strategies for Communicating Throughout Survivorship

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

Communication Needs of Cancer Patients and/or Caregivers: A Critical Literature Review

Communication Needs of Cancer Patients and/or Caregivers: A Critical Literature Review

Concept analysis of cancer survivorship and contributions to oncological nursing

Aspectos conceituais teóricos e subjetivos da sobrevivência ao câncer: contribuições para a enfermagem oncológica

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