“The Less I Think About It, the Better I Feel”: A Thematic Analysis of the Subjective Experience of Malignant Mesothelioma Patients and Their Caregivers

“The Less I Think About It, the Better I Feel”: A Thematic Analysis of the Subjective Experience of Malignant Mesothelioma Patients and Their Caregivers

Aim: A cancer diagnosis—and in particular a Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) one—breaks the somatopsychic balance of the individual, compromising the quality of residual life and giving rise to many negative emotions difficult to integrate and to elaborate (such as depression, fears, anxieties, hopelessn...

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Main Authors: Fanny Guglielmucci, Isabella G. Franzoi, Michela Bonafede, Francesca V. Borgogno, Federica Grosso, Antonella Granieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
cancer
malignant mesothelioma
diagnosis
caregivers
interviews
thematic analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00205/full

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