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ArticleGlobal qualitative nursing research

The Recovery Process When Participating in Cancer Support and Rehabilitation Programs in Sweden.

Christina Melin-Johansson, Joakim Öhlén, Ingalill Koinberg, Linda Berg, Margaretha Jenholt Nolbris

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Christina Melin-JohanssonUniversity of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.
Joakim ÖhlénUniversity of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.
Ingalill KoinbergUniversity of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.
Linda BergUniversity of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.
Margaretha Jenholt NolbrisUniversity of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.

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Abstract

The aim was to illuminate the meaning of participating in support and rehabilitation programs described by people diagnosed with cancer. Nineteen persons were interviewed in focus groups and face-to-face. Data were analyzed with a qualitative phenomenological hermeneutical method for researching lived experiences. Interpretation proceeded through three phases: naïve reading, structural analysis, and comprehensive understanding. Three themes were disclosed: receiving support for recovery when being most vulnerable, recapturing capabilities through supportive activities, and searching to find stability and well-being in a changed life situation. Participating in the programs was an existential transition from living in an unpredictable situation that was turned into something meaningful. Recovery did not mean the return to a state of normality; rather, it meant a continuing recovery from cancer treatments and symptoms involving recapturing capabilities and searching for a balance in a forever changed life. This study provides new insights about the experiences of participating in cancer support and rehabilitation programs.

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cancerlived experiencerehabilitationresearch qualitativeresiliencesuffering

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PMID28462312
PMCPMC5342296

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