Interrelated Processes toward Quality of Life in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Grounded Theory

Autor/inn/en	Tsonis, Miranda; McDougall, Janette; Mandich, Angela; Irwin, Jennifer
Titel	Interrelated Processes toward Quality of Life in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Grounded Theory
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 17 (2012), Artikel 89 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Children; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Grounded Theory; Cancer; Interviews; Identification; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Lebensqualität; Fragebogen; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	Past research has not adequately addressed the quality of life (QOL) of survivors of childhood cancer. The purpose of this study was to understand how QOL is experienced for individuals who have survived childhood cancer. Specific research questions included: (a) How do childhood cancer survivors define the concept of QOL and (b) What processes do childhood cancer survivors go through regarding their QOL? Researchers used grounded theory to analyze in-depth interviews conducted with eight survivors. Survivors use a process of specific action strategies and intervening conditions to manage impacts and effects, resulting in life enjoyment, or good QOL. The identification of this process has led to an emergent theory titled Interrelated Processes toward Quality of Life Theory. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10