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The problematics of oncological disease from the perspective of patients' family members
ADAMOVÁ, Michaela Mija
This bachelor thesis focuses on the issue of cancer from the perspective of family members, maps their experiences and coping strategies. The theoretical part covers the basic concepts of cancer and in the field of psychooncology. Furthermore, it describes the impact of the disease on the whole family and the changes that occur after prognosis. The last chapter discusses the challenging life situation (in the context of a whole family), coping strategies and external ways of helping. The practical part is based on qualitative research methods, it has been conducted through semi-structured interviews with family members (adult children) of mothers with cancer. Interpretive phenomenological analysis has been used for data analysis. The research group consists of 6 family members, 4 women and 2 men and the data is presented in an individual case reports and in an inter-case comparison. The results show that individuals experience negative and positive emotions, stress, manifestation of psychosomatic symptoms, hide their feelings and talk about their thoughts. Additionally, the respondents commonly mention the extensive time spent helping the patient, the negative impact on cognitive functions such as memory and attention, as well as positive aspects such as reassessment of priorities. The respondents also mention the societal changes in the family, including changes in relationships, roles, family involvement in the household, perceptions of change in the patient, and financial problems associated with difficult family situation. The last segment discusses the coping strategies used by the respondents such as social support, acquisition of information etc.
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