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배가령 ( Bae Ka-Ryeong ) - Sungkyunkwan University Department of Clinical Research and Evaluation
안여진 ( Ahn Yeo-Jin ) - Sungkyunkwan University Department of Clinical Research and Evaluation
조주희 ( Cho Ju-Hee ) - Sungkyunkwan University Department of Clinical Research and Evaluation
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore healthcare professionals’ experience of talking about the fear of cancer recurrence with cancer survivors.
Methods: Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 healthcare professionals at two university hospitals in South Korea from August to September 2019. Interviewed healthcare professionals were oncologists and oncology nurses who had at least five years of experience in caring for cancer survivors. Interviews were recorded and transcribed for qualitative content analysis.
Results: Participants agreed that most cancer survivors experience fear of cancer recurrence on some level. However, health care professionals rarely heard the word ‘recurrence’ directly from cancer survivors, and they responded to cancer survivors’ concern about recurrence differently. Some of them intervened in the cancer survivors’ problems actively but some had minimum communication with cancer survivors. Health professionals believed that interventions were necessary not only for the survivors but also for themselves.
Conclusion: Healthcare professionals need education or training on how to respond to and manage cancer survivors’ fear of recurrence in clinical settings, considering its impact on survivors’ quality of life.
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KeyWords
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의료진, 암 생존자, 두려움, 재발, 질적연구
Health personnel, Cancer survivors, Fear, Recurrence, Qualitative research
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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