Cancer patients' return-to-work adaptation experience and coping resources: a grounded theory study

To explore the return-to-work adaptation experience and coping resources used by cancer patients. With the help of the Nantong Cancer Friends Association, from June 2019 to January 2020, this study recruited 30 cancer patients who had returned to work using purpose sampling, snowball sampling and th...

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Published in:BMC nursing 2023-03, Vol.22 (1), p.66-66, Article 66
Main Authors: Xu, Jiashuo, Zhou, Yuwen, Li, Jiamei, Tang, Jue, Hu, Xiaoyun, Chen, Yifan, Guo, Yujie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Analysis
Cancer
Cancer patients
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Coping
Coping (Psychology)
Coping resources
Data analysis
Employment
Grounded theory
Interviews
Mental health
Methods
Qualitative research
Quality of life
Rehabilitation
Return to work programs
Return-to-work
Survivor
Workplace accommodation
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Summary:To explore the return-to-work adaptation experience and coping resources used by cancer patients. With the help of the Nantong Cancer Friends Association, from June 2019 to January 2020, this study recruited 30 cancer patients who had returned to work using purpose sampling, snowball sampling and theoretical sampling. The researchers analyzed the data using initial-, focusing-, and theoretical coding. The adaptation of cancer patients to return-to-work is a rebuilding process by taking advantage of the available personal and external coping resources. The adaptation experience includes: focusing on rehabilitation, rebuilding self-efficacy, and adjusting plans. Medical staff should help patients mobilize coping resources to adapt to return to work.
ISSN:1472-6955
1472-6955
DOI:10.1186/s12912-023-01219-7