Hamdan Almutairi, Ahmad Aboshaiqah, Mohsen Alzahrani, Adel F Almutairi, Mahmoud Salam
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Abstract
Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a high-intensity treatment with the potential to extend the life expectancy of some patients with cancer. The aim of this study is to explore the lived experience of cancer survivors who underwent HSCT from Saudi Arabia.
Material and methods: This study adopted a qualitative descriptive research design using semi-structured in-depth face-to-face interviews. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit eleven patients with cancer who underwent HSCT at an adult oncology center in Saudi Arabia. The interview guide was developed by the authors based on the multi-dimensional health-related QOL model. Participants were asked about their daily activities, problems with coping, quality of life, and personal stress/worries about the future. Data collection was ceased when thematic saturation was reached. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted by two research team members.
Results: Seven male and four female participants were interviewed (range of age 18 to 51 years). Interviews lasted between 60 and 75 minutes. Five major themes emerged in this study. The first was Physical Well-Being based on four sub-themes: independence, self-efficacy, health outlook (health perception), and pain. The second theme was Psychosocial Impact based on the subthemes: stigmatization, depression, and social strains. The third and fourth themes were Social Support and Coping with the Disease, with the subthemes: avoidant coping, meditation and faith. The fifth theme included psychosocial/physical stability and optimism.
Conclusion: Exploring the lived experiences of cancer survivors can inform supportive health care management. Patients who underwent HSCT reported a series of challenges at the physical, psychosocial, and social levels. Further quantitative research studies are recommended to confirm the impact of HSCT on the QOL of cancer survivors in the Saudi Arabian context.
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Patient Preference and Adherence is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal that focuses on the growing importance of patient preference and adherence throughout the therapeutic continuum. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of reviews, original research, modeling and clinical studies across all therapeutic areas. Patient satisfaction, acceptability, quality of life, compliance, persistence and their role in developing new therapeutic modalities and compounds to optimize clinical outcomes for existing disease states are major areas of interest for the journal.
As of 1st April 2019, Patient Preference and Adherence will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
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