Health L10

Question 1

Stages of survivorship

Answer 1

acute survival (less than a year)
extended survival (1-3 years)
permanent survival (3+ years)

Question 2

other challenges for survivorship

Answer 2

have poorer overall health and are more likely to die from non-cancer causes and have psychological problems

Question 3

Cancer Survival State

Answer 3

in between state

Question 4

cancer patientness

Answer 4

identification as a cancer patient, dwell on everyday

Question 5

communicative alienation

Answer 5

inability to communicate nature of experience

share with others that have similar experience

Question 6

Boundedness

Answer 6

persistent and heightened awareness of: uncertainty of future time, constraints on social/working roles, limitations in the freedom to use space

Question 7

Discontinuity in sense of identity

Answer 7

discontinuity of memory, embodiment, existential disruption, disruption of the memory of others

Question 8

identity recovery

Answer 8

new normal (reconstructing loss without denying loss

Question 9

quantitative research

Answer 9

physical, cognitive, psychological, sexual/fertility, social, financial, existential

Question 10

Unmet needs

Answer 10

psychosocial (30% have at least 5, 54% have at least 1)

Question 11

fear of cancer recurrence

Answer 11

higher in caregivers

Question 12

areas of impairment

Answer 12

mental health, mood, psychological wellbeing

Question 13

areas of resilience

Answer 13

social well being, spirituality, personal growth

Question 14

survivorship care delivery

Answer 14

care plans, screening, coordination strategy, health promotion education, symptom management