Winebrenner Susan Ellis, Hall Lynne, Hermann Carla, Martin Robert C G
School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville, KY, USA.
J Psychosoc Oncol. 2025;43(3):389-406. doi: 10.1080/07347332.2024.2408552. Epub 2024 Oct 2.
To understand the scanxiety experience in pancreatic cancer (PC) survivors following curative surgical resection.
A qualitative study with a hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used.
Eighteen PC survivors participated. Data from in-depth, semi-structured interviews were analyzed and themes emerged from systematic line-by-line coding of the interview transcripts.
Two key themes emerged: 'the recurring cycle of scanxiety' and 'hope for lifelong remission'. Participants experienced similar patterns of scanxiety that impacted everyday life. Hope was an essential stabilizing component of the cancer-scan experience, and enabled participants to conceptualize a cure, despite the high likelihood of recurrent, incurable disease. A conceptual framework was developed to provide further insight.
Everyday life is significantly affected during times of PC surveillance scans. This study enhances our understanding of the cancer-scan experience and provides a framework to guide care.
了解胰腺癌（PC）根治性手术切除幸存者的扫描焦虑体验。
采用诠释现象学方法进行定性研究。
18名PC幸存者参与研究。对深度半结构化访谈的数据进行分析，并通过对访谈记录逐行系统编码得出主题。
出现了两个关键主题：“扫描焦虑的反复循环”和“终身缓解的希望”。参与者经历了影响日常生活的类似扫描焦虑模式。希望是癌症扫描体验中一个至关重要的稳定因素，使参与者能够设想治愈，尽管疾病复发且无法治愈的可能性很大。开发了一个概念框架以提供进一步的见解。
在PC监测扫描期间，日常生活受到显著影响。本研究增进了我们对癌症扫描体验的理解，并提供了一个指导护理的框架。
