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Development in quality of relationship between the significant other and the lung cancer patient as perceived by the significant other
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- Wennman-Larsen, Agneta (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Persson, Carina, 1961- (author)
- Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden,Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle
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- Östlund, Ulrika (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Wengström, Yvonne, 1959- (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Gustavsson, J. Petter (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Elsevier BV, 2008
- 2008
- English.
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In: European Journal of Oncology Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 1462-3889 .- 1532-2122. ; 12:5, s. 430-435
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- Aim: To prospectively explore the quality of the relationship between significant others and patients during lung cancer. based on the perceptions of the significant others.Method: In a sample of 91 significant others, longitudinal data were collected during the first year after diagnosis, and explored on group level and as individual patterns over time.Results: Relational quality was skewed towards high quality, although 30% of the significant others reported low levels close to diagnosis. Forty-eight percent reported stability in the quality of their relationship during the disease trajectory. Within this group, 36% reported low levels of relational quality. Fifty-two percent reported change in quality of relationship and four typical patterns of change were identified. Two showed approximate linear changes in either a positive direction (15%) or a negative direction (49%), and two showed non-linear changes with a temporary ascending curve (11%) or a descending curve (26%). This implies that a change towards low levels of relational quality was most common.Conclusion: The present results show that illness may be a trigger for change in relational quality, which may have implications for future family-centred practice and research, since previously high relational quality has been linked to improved emotional well-being. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Informal caregiving; Interpersonal relations; Lung cancer; Quality of relationship; Relational development; Significant other
- Vårdvetenskap
- Nursing Science
- Omvårdnad
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