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dc.contributor.authorMcGrath, Pamela
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:45:18Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:45:18Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn15526968
dc.identifier.doi10.2190/IL.22.2.c
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/65041
dc.description.abstractThis article presents findings that highlight the significance of the tension between the focus on disease and treatment verses the focus on re-engaging with life for individuals facing the crisis of being diagnosed with a haematology malignancy. The findings are from a study on survivorship conducted throughout Queensland, Australia. The research was based on a qualitative design involving a series of open-ended interviews (n = 50) and one focus group which were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and then coded and thematically analysed for the research. The findings affirm the importance of a sense of normalcy and the process of re-positioning the central role of the disease in the lives of those diagnosed with a haematological cancer. There are key points when a focus on treatment and disease is unavoidable. However, after treatment the need for supportive care and the consequent reminder of the disease and treatment can "taper off." The challenge is to know when to provide support and when to respect the individual's need to let go of a focus on issues associated with treatment and the disease.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBaywood Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom115
dc.relation.ispartofpageto126
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalIllness, Crisis, and Loss
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111799
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.titleNormalcy: An important focus for individuals diagnosed with a haematological malignancy
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Human Services and Social Work
gro.rights.copyright© 2014 Baywood Publishing. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2015-08-06T00:12:22Z
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gro.griffith.authorMcGrath, Pamela D.


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