Liver Cancer: A Psychological CBT Group Intervention Possibility Based on Scientific Review
Table 3.
Five key themes related to QoL adapted from [26]
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| (1) the burden of physical symptoms and side effects of treatment |
‘Nothing but just like dog tired. I just thought it was normal […] Just tired, exhausted’. [28, p. 6] |
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| (2) the psychological impact and coping strategies |
‘The psychological aspects of the cancer have affected me more than anything else’ [28, p. 9] |
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| (3) social function and stigma |
“Their attitude is like, "You are a drunk," or "You are a druggy." I do not have the high tech, good cancer, you know… like leukemia’ [29, p. 23] |
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| (4) spiritual well-being, sense of self and the meaning of illness |
‘That's my identity now, is being a cancer patient versus being who I was before …’ [28, p. 9] |
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| (5) widespread uncertainty |
'It is tough living with it in your head, like constantly you just don't know what is around the corner ' [30, p. 65] |
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