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- Title
How do Lung Cancer Patients Experience Stigma?: A Meta-synthesis of Qualitative Studies.
- Authors
Ji Yeon Jeong; Gyeonghui Jeong; Hyang Sook So
- 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.
- Subjects
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
- Publication
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, 2016, Vol 28, Issue 1, p116
- ISSN
1225-4886
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7475/kjan.2016.28.1.116