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Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment: a directed content analysis

Dunne, Simon
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Mooney, Orla
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Coffey, Laura
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Sharp, Linda
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Timmons, Aileen
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Desmond, Deirdre
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Gooberman-Hill, Rachael
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O'Sullivan, Eleanor
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Keogh, Ivan
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Timon, Conrad
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/11299
 https://doi.org/10.13025/27099
Publication Date
2017-05-26
Keywords
cancer survivorship, head and neck cancer, psychosocial intervention development, qualitative, self-management, quality-of-life, medical rehabilitation, dispositional optimism, randomized-trial, meta-synthesis, health, interventions, outcomes, definition, education
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Dunne, Simon; Mooney, Orla; Coffey, Laura; Sharp, Linda; Timmons, Aileen; Desmond, Deirdre; Gooberman-Hill, Rachael; O'Sullivan, Eleanor; Keogh, Ivan; Timon, Conrad; Gallagher, Pamela (2017). Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment: a directed content analysis. Psycho-Oncology 26 (12), 2194-2200
Abstract
ObjectiveHead and neck cancer (HNC) survivors encounter unique challenges following treatment. This study aimed to identify self-management strategies that HNC survivors use to overcome these posttreatment challenges. MethodsTwenty-seven individuals from 4 designated cancer centres in Ireland were interviewed about self-management strategies that helped them overcome challenges following HNC treatment. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed using directed content analysis. ResultsTwenty self-management strategy types (encompassing 77 specific strategies) were identified. The most frequently used self-management strategy types were self-sustaining (used by 26 survivors), self-motivating (n=25), and proactive problem solving (n=25). The most frequently used specific strategies were adaptive approaches to ongoing physical consequences of HNC and its treatment (n=24), customising dietary practices (n=24), and maintaining a positive outlook (n=22). ConclusionsThe study identified strategies that helped HNC survivors to self-manage posttreatment challenges. This information could inform the design/development of self-management interventions tailored towards HNC survivors.
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Wiley-Blackwell
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