Surviving cancer: a quantitative study of challenges, coping strategies and outcomes of cancer patients in remission

• Main Authors: Chan, Rachel Joyce, Garcia, Angela, Manganti, Maria Monica
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: Cancer > Patients; Cancer > Treatment; Cancer > Psychological aspects; Cancer > Patients > Mental health; Adjustment (Psychology); Sick > Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5707
• Institution: De La Salle University

Cancer is a life-threatening disease that brings challenges in the life of a person diagnosed with this illness. The aim of this study is to identify the challenges experienced by the cancer patient, the coping strategies they used and the outcome of the whole cancer experience. The researchers have gathered data through in-depth interviews using open ended questions. Nine cancer patients who are in remission not more than two years participated in this study. Through content analysis, categories and themes emerged. Results show that there were various challenges encountered by the patients in their physical, emotional, religious, social and cognitive aspects of life. The main coping strategies used were social support and religious coping. The whole experience of cancer brought positive and negative outcomes. Cancer disrupted the former life of the patients by the challenges it brought about to their lives. The main coping strategy was social support coming from different groups. The outcomes of the whole experience have more positive effects and few negative effects.