New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, USA.
VA Boston Healthcare System, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2020 Aug;25(9):1222-1235. doi: 10.1177/1359105317753717. Epub 2018 Jan 22.
This qualitative study aimed to confirm and extend research on meaning making after cancer. In all, 119 adults aged 41 to 88 years ( = 65.50 years and standard deviation = 9.16 years) were interviewed 12 months after diagnosis of oral-digestive cancers. About half tried to understand why they got cancer (43%) and said that cancer changed their view of life (53%). Most (75%) reported that previous life experiences helped them cope with cancer. Cancer survivors made meanings in the areas of existential, social, and personal domains with both positive and negative content. Practitioners may wish to examine meaning making in these areas for those in distress after cancer.
本定性研究旨在证实和扩展癌症后意义建构的研究。共有 119 名年龄在 41 至 88 岁（=65.50 岁，标准差=9.16 岁）的成年人在口腔癌确诊 12 个月后接受了采访。大约一半的人试图了解他们为什么会得癌症（43%），并表示癌症改变了他们对生活的看法（53%）。大多数人（75%）表示，以前的生活经历帮助他们应对癌症。癌症幸存者在存在主义、社会和个人领域中构建意义，内容既有积极的也有消极的。从业者可能希望在癌症后出现困扰的患者中，检查这些领域的意义建构。
