Persuasion, Adaptation, and Double Identity: Qualitative Study on the Psychological Impact of a Screen-Detected Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
Joint Authors
von Wagner, Christian
McGregor, Lesley M.
Tookey, Sara
Raine, Rosalind
Black, Georgia
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) is aimed at reducing colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality through early detection within a healthy population.
This study explores how 5 people (three females) experience and make sense of their screen-detected diagnosis and the psychological implications of this diagnostic pathway.
A biographical narrative interview method was used, and transcripts were analysed using a thematic analysis with a phenomenological lens.
Themes specifically relating to posttreatment experience and reflections are reported here: Do it: being living proof, Resisting the threat of recurrence, Rationalising bodily change, and Continuing life—“carrying on normally.” Participants described their gratefulness to the BCSP, motivating a strong desire to persuade others to be screened.
Furthermore, participants professed a duality of experience categorised by the normalisation of life after diagnosis and treatment and an identification of strength post cancer, as well as a difficulty adjusting to the new changes in life and a contrasting identity of frailty.
Understanding both the long- and short-term impacts of a CRC diagnosis through screening is instrumental to the optimisation of support for patients.
The results perhaps highlight a particular target for psychological distress reduction, which could reduce the direct and indirect cost of cancer to the patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
McGregor, Lesley M.& Tookey, Sara& Raine, Rosalind& von Wagner, Christian& Black, Georgia. 2018. Persuasion, Adaptation, and Double Identity: Qualitative Study on the Psychological Impact of a Screen-Detected Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159222
Modern Language Association (MLA)
McGregor, Lesley M.…[et al.]. Persuasion, Adaptation, and Double Identity: Qualitative Study on the Psychological Impact of a Screen-Detected Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159222
American Medical Association (AMA)
McGregor, Lesley M.& Tookey, Sara& Raine, Rosalind& von Wagner, Christian& Black, Georgia. Persuasion, Adaptation, and Double Identity: Qualitative Study on the Psychological Impact of a Screen-Detected Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159222
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1159222