1. How do Lung Cancer Patients Experience Stigma?: A Meta-synthesis of Qualitative Studies.
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Ji Yeon Jeong, Gyeonghui Jeong, and Hyang Sook So
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,CANCER patients ,CINAHL database ,EMOTIONS ,FRIENDSHIP ,HEALTH ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,LONELINESS ,LUNG tumors ,MEDICAL personnel ,MEDLINE ,ONLINE information services ,QUALITY of life ,SMOKING ,SOCIAL isolation ,SOCIAL stigma ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,QUALITATIVE research ,BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases ,FAMILY relations ,THEMATIC analysis ,LIFESTYLES ,META-synthesis ,ATTITUDES toward illness - Abstract
Purpose: Lung cancer patients are often stigmatized since lung cancer is closely associated with smoking, which is a self-administered life style. The stigma of lung cancer has been examined in some qualitative studies; however, their findings were diverse and not yet synthesized. Therefore, this meta-synthesis study aimed to explore how lung cancer patients experience stigma. Methods: A meta-synthesis method, as suggested by Sandelowski and Barroso in 2007, was applied by aggregating the findings after an evaluation according to consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ). Results: By synthesizing the findings of the selected seven papers, a synthesized theme was emerged as “experiencing external and internal distances, which mandates authentic and consistent supports.” The four sub-themes included ‘experiencing some distance from the surrounded world,’ ‘experiencing self-made distance between the disease and oneself,’ ‘the disease experience causes social isolation and loneliness,’ and ‘there is lack of supportive care for myself.’ Conclusion: Health care providers should be more attentive to supporting lung cancer patients by providing more effective advocacy programs that improve patients’ quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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