Reconceptualizing cancer survivorship through veterans' lived experiences.

abstract

• This study assessed the biopsychosocial impact of cancer on Veteran older adult survivors by garnering their accounts of their illness experiences. A narrative analysis of 73 cancer diagnosis and treatment stories reveals five paths” Veterans are taking 18 months postdiagnosis. These paths indicate that cancer survivorship cannot be conceptualized as a one-size-fits-all experience but rather is a process of Veterans understanding and making sense of the effects of cancer on their lives. Our future goal is to develop a screening tool to help clinicians identify a patient's path" to tailor survivorship care to meet specific needs.

authors

• Street, Richard

published proceedings

• J Psychosoc Oncol

author list (cited authors)

• Martin, L. A., Moye, J., Street, R. L., & Naik, A. D.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Martin, Lindsey Ann||Moye, Jennifer||Street, Richard L||Naik, Aanand D

publication date

• May 2014

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Psychosocial Oncology  Journal

keywords

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Aged
• Attitude To Health
• Cancer Care
• Cancer Survivorship
• Female
• Humans
• Illness Narratives
• Longitudinal Studies
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Narration
• Needs Assessment
• Neoplasms
• Older Adults
• Qualitative
• Qualitative Research
• Quality Of Life
• Survivors
• Time Factors
• Veterans

PubMed Central ID

• 24611460

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/07347332.2014.897782

start page

• 289

end page

• 309

volume

• 32

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2014.897782