The Recovery Process When Participating in Cancer Support and Rehabilitation Programs in Sweden

Melin-Johansson, ChristinaGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Mittuniversitetet,Avdelningen för omvårdnad,University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden,Göteborgs universitet; Mittuniversitetet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences (author)

The aim was to illuminate the meaning of participating in support and rehabilitation programs described by people diagnosed with cancer. Nineteen persons were interviewed in focus groups and face-to-face. Data were analyzed with a qualitative phenomenological hermeneutical method for researching lived experiences. Interpretation proceeded through three phases: naïve reading, structural analysis, and comprehensive understanding. Three themes were disclosed: receiving support for recovery when being most vulnerable, recapturing capabilities through supportive activities, and searching to find stability and well-being in a changed life situation. Participating in the programs was an existential transition from living in an unpredictable situation that was turned into something meaningful. Recovery did not mean the return to a state of normality; rather, it meant a continuing recovery from cancer treatments and symptoms involving recapturing capabilities and searching for a balance in a forever changed life. This study provides new insights about the experiences of participating in cancer support and rehabilitation programs.

Öhlén, Joakim,1958Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Centrum för personcentrerad vård vid Göteborgs universitet (GPCC),Institute of Health and Care Sciences,University of Gothenburg Centre for person-centred care (GPCC)(Swepub:gu)xohlej (author)
Koinberg, Ingalill,1955Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Centrum för personcentrerad vård vid Göteborgs universitet (GPCC),Institute of Health and Care Sciences,University of Gothenburg Centre for person-centred care (GPCC)(Swepub:gu)xkoiin (author)
Berg, Linda,1961Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences(Swepub:gu)xberli (author)
Jenholt Nolbris, Margaretha,1956Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Centrum för personcentrerad vård vid Göteborgs universitet (GPCC),Institute of Health and Care Sciences,University of Gothenburg Centre for person-centred care (GPCC)(Swepub:gu)xnolma (author)
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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Health Sciences; and Nursing

By the university: Marie Cederschiöld högskola; Mid Sweden University; University of Gothenburg

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