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[Life with intestinal cancer. A phenomenologic-empirical study]
1City University, St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery, 20 Bartholomew Close, London EC1V7 QN, United Kingdom.
Pflege
|February 18, 2004
Summary
Colorectal cancer diagnosis profoundly impacts patients, introducing uncertainty and shifting control. Patients regain an internal locus of control to manage life post-therapy.
Area of Science:
- Phenomenological research
- Existential philosophy
- Oncology patient experience
Context:
- Colorectal cancer diagnosis presents unique challenges.
- Patient experience requires in-depth understanding.
Purpose:
- Describe the lived experience of colorectal cancer diagnosis.
- Explore the meaning of illness for patients.
- Utilize Heidegger's Ontology of Dasein as a framework.
Summary:
- Seven patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer were studied over 13 months.
- Data collected via dialogues, field notes, and diaries.
- Colaizzi's method guided data analysis.
Impact:
- Uncertainty, transience, and locus of control are key to illness management.
- Patients initially externalize control, then seek internal locus post-therapy.
- Findings enhance understanding and care for colorectal cancer patients.