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Qualitatively comparing the support needs of people with cancer based on their history of anxiety/ depression
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Richardson, EM and Scott, JL and Schuz, N and Sanderson, K and Schuz, B, Qualitatively comparing the support needs of people with cancer based on their history of anxiety/ depression, Oncology and Therapy, 5, (1) pp. 41-51. ISSN 2366-1089 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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The Author(s) 2017. Licensed under Creative Commonns Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
DOI: doi:10.1007/s40487-017-0045-3
Abstract
Introduction: Research rarely considers the origin or history of a cancer patient’s anxiety and/or depression, instead assuming that these illnesses are related to the cancer experience. The aim of this study was to compare differences in the support needs of people who have experienced anxiety/depression as part of the cancer experience and people who have not, as well as between people who have experienced episodic anxiety/depression and people who have experienced long-term anxiety/depression.
Methods: Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with a current or previous diagnosis of cancer, and a current or previous experience with anxiety and/or depression. Participants were split into four groups based on their history with cancer and anxiety/depression, and an inductive thematic analysis was conducted to identify themes across groups.
Results: Two superordinate themes (with three and two subordinate themes respectively) were found: ‘coping with cancer’ and ‘health care system support provision’. Important differences were found across groups, with participants who had a history of anxiety/depression that was unrelated to their cancer diagnosis coping better with the combined burden of cancer and anxiety/depression, experiencing less fear of cancer recurrence, and highlighting more positive hospital and support service related experiences, than those whose anxiety/depression was cancer related.
Conclusion: The origin and history of a person’s anxiety/depression is important to consider when determining how they might cope with cancer, what their support needs are, and how much support they may require.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | anxiety, cancer, co-morbidity, depression, needs, support, mental health services |
Research Division: | Psychology |
Research Group: | Clinical and health psychology |
Research Field: | Health psychology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Behaviour and health |
UTAS Author: | Richardson, EM (Dr Emma Richardson) |
UTAS Author: | Scott, JL (Professor Jenn Scott) |
UTAS Author: | Schuz, N (Dr Natalie Schuez) |
UTAS Author: | Schuz, B (Dr Benjamin Schuez) |
ID Code: | 116362 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
Deposited By: | Psychology |
Deposited On: | 2017-05-08 |
Last Modified: | 2018-07-25 |
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