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Hughes, N, Closs, SJ and Clark, D (2009) Experiencing cancer in old age: a qualitative systematic review. Qualitative Health Research, 19 (8). 1139 - 1153. ISSN 1049-7323
Abstract
Our purpose in this study was to find, report, and interpret the results of qualitative studies which investigated the experiences of older people living with cancer. We conducted systematic literature searches, identified and extracted the findings from 11 studies, and analyzed them systematically. We interpreted the findings to suggest that living with cancer in old age is to live in a perpetual state of ambiguity. The experience is characterized by a sense of disintegration, diminished identity, suffering, and social retraction. These experiences are balanced by sources of comfort and strength found within the self and among diverse relationships. The results of our study illuminate the complex, multidimensional character of living with cancer in old age. They show that older people living with cancer are resilient as well as vulnerable. We argue for changes in attitudes and behavior that will enable health care professionals to foster older peoples’ resilience.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009, Sage. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Qualitative Health Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Cancer; lived experience; older people; qualitative methods; general; systematic reviews |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2015 14:29 |
Last Modified: | 26 Dec 2015 16:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309341715 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Sage |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1049732309341715 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83251 |
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