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Published on: July 18, 2016
Manifestations and Influencing Factors of Posttraumatic Growth Among Ovarian Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy:
Fangyu Ai1, Yihua Ni1, Kanfei Yao1
1Nursing Department, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Purpose:
This study aimed to explore the manifestations of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and its influencing factors among ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods:
A descriptive qualitative study was employed. Between May 2023 and June 2024, 12 patients undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou, China. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using conventional content analysis.
Results:
Three major themes and nine subthemes emerged: (1) Manifestations of PTG, including adopting healthy lifestyles, enhancing self-management awareness, maintaining a positive psychological state, and developing harmonious interpersonal relationships; (2) Facilitators of PTG, including medical resource accessibility, family support, and an optimistic personality; (3) Barriers to PTG, including family burden and conflict, and negative illness perception.
Conclusion:
PTG among ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy manifests as an integrated process of behavioral, psychological, and social adaptation. Family support and illness perception may modulate the degree of PTG. Future research should adopt multi-center and longitudinal designs to validate and extend these findings.
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