Sökning: "cancer worry"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade orden cancer worry.

1. 1. Someone has to tell them : exploring hereditary cancer risk disclosure in Sweden

   Författare :Carolina Hawranek; Anna Rosén; Senada Hajdarevic; Beatrice S. Melin; Barbro Numan Hellquist; Maria Katapodi; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer; hereditary cancer; prevention; family disclosure; family communication; cancer worry; risk information; at-risk relatives; cascade testing; genetic counselling; public opinion; Oncology; onkologi; Genetics; genetik;

   Sammanfattning : Summary in EnglishBackground: An awareness of hereditary susceptibility for breast, ovarian and colorectal cancer in high-risk families enables targeted cancer prevention. A discovered hereditary risk in one family member (proband) may thus be important for several members of that family. LÄS MER

3. 2. Psychological responses to gastrointestinal cancer

   Författare :Karin Nordin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oncology; Gastrointestinal cancer; coping; anxiety; depression; subjectivedistress; prediction; psychometric analysis; Onkologi; Oncology; Onkologi; Oncology; onkologi;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present thesis is to gain knowledge about psychological distress and adjustment in gastrointestinal cancer patients (colon, rectum, gastric, pancreatic or biliary) at various phases of their disease.Reactions to the diagnosis, anxiety, depression and coping were investigated in newly diagnosed patients (n=139). LÄS MER

4. 3. Att leva med lokaliserad prostatacancer : "oss män emellan"

   Författare :Oliver Hedestig; Anders Widmark; Per-Olof Sandman; Carina Berterö; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; localized prostate cancer; stigmatization; choice of treatment; urinary incontinence; sexual dysfunction; control; identity; PSA test; phenomenological hermeneutics; qualitative content analysis; Oncology; Onkologi;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to explore how men experience living with localized prostate cancer. It includes four substudies carried out between 1997 and 2005. To gather data, the men were interviewed at home and the interviews were recorded. LÄS MER

5. 4. Cancer during adolescence : Psychological consequences and development of psychological treatment

   Författare :Malin Ander; Louise von Essen; Annika Lindahl Norberg; Gustaf Ljungman; Brjánn Ljótsson; Claudia Lampic; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cancer and oncology; adolescents; young adults; survivorship; anxiety; depression; psychological distress; health-related quality of life; cognitive behaviour therapy; guided self-help; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present thesis was to examine long-term psychological distress following cancer during adolescence and to develop a tailored psychological intervention to reduce cancer-related distress experienced by young survivors of adolescent cancer that was feasible and acceptable.Study I adopted a longitudinal design, assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescents diagnosed with cancer from shortly after diagnosis (n=61) up to 10 years after diagnosis (n=28). LÄS MER

7. 5. Distress among Adolescents with Cancer

   Författare :Mariann Hedström; Louise von Essen; Anders Kreuger; Gustaf Ljungman; Ulla Qvarnström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; adolescents; anxiety; cancer; children; depression; distress; staff ratings; positive experiences; well-being; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The primary aim was to investigate the distress perceived by adolescents with cancer treated in paediatric oncology. In Study I, especially distressing events for children/adolescents with cancer were identified by interviews with children/adolescents/parents and nurses. Data were analysed with content analysis. LÄS MER