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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Breast cancer survivorship"”.
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The Duty to Survive Well: Neoliberal Governance, Temporality and Breast Cancer Survivorship Discourse
This study critically examines how discourses of breast cancer survivorship are constructed within professional and popular fields of knowledge production. In this thesis, I used critical discourse analysis (CDA) methods informed by Foucauldian, feminist, and queer theoretical perspectives to …
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Exploring the Relationship Between Psychological Resources and Breast Cancer Survivorship using Path Analysis
… and informational) have the ability to influence cancer survivorship. Unknown is how these resources impact the length of survival. A predictive correlational design was used to study the psychological resources of 34 women who were breast cancer survivors and were two years or more …
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Answering the “Now What?”: The Development of a Transdisciplinary Breast Cancer Survivorship Nonprofit Organization
… patients are living longer or are surviving breast cancer, the side effects of treatment still leave patients struggling with quality-of-life issues. The lack of whole-person care leaves patients unequipped after treatment is complete, searching for answers and a way to survive on their own. …
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Development of Culturally Tailored Needs Assessments for Sustainable LYTE Foundation Initiatives Leveraging the Support of Public Health Interns
… Foundation, a nonprofit organization focusing on breast cancer survivorship. Utilizing the assistance of public health interns, the study aims to identify and implement best practices for culturally tailored needs assessment strategies. Through an extensive literature review and real-time …
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Women of Faith: Adaptation of African American Women Breast Cancer Survivors
… adaptation experience of African American women breast cancer survivors. The African American women's perception of the influence of faith on the breast cancer survivorship experience was explored.</p> <p>This study utilized the directed qualitative content analysis method, which extracted themes …
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THE EXPERIENCE OF CANCER PAIN: DEVELOPING INTEGRATED SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN INFORMED BY PATIENT AND CAREGIVER INSIGHTS
… affects the quality of life (QoL) of cancer patients and their informal caregivers, necessitating a multidimensional approach to address its complexities. This doctoral thesis synthesizes findings from four years of research, focusing on cancer-related CP, particularly in breast cancer …
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Evaluation of LYTE’s Pilot Health and Wellness Coach Training Program
<p>Breast cancer survivorship presents ongoing physical, emotional, and social challenges that often extend beyond clinical treatment. While survival rates continue to improve, many survivors lack adequate post-treatment support, particularly in underserved communities. The Living Your Truth …
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Posttraumatic growth as a discursive resource for managing identity after breast cancer : implications for theory, and counselling psychology practice
… as a phenomenon experienced by some people after breast cancer. In this thesis, I consider an alternative understanding of PTG; as discursive identity performance in the context of breast cancer survivorship. First, a critical review of literature on PTG after cancer is presented, with attention …
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A pilot study exploring the acute effects of aerobic exercise and relaxation on fatigue and executive function in breast cancer survivors
More than 250,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer, and roughly 63,000 new cases of in situ breast cancer were estimated to be diagnosed in 2017, within the United States (DeSantis, Ma, Goding Sauer, Newman, & Jemal, 2017). Chronic fatigue occurs at an extremely high rate in women diagnosed with …
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Exploring How a Health Coaching Intervention Can Help Improve the Quality of Life and Wellbeing of Breast Cancer Survivors
… on the quality of life and well-being of breast cancer survivors. Guided by Social Cognitive Theory, Self-Determination Theory, and the PERMAH model, the intervention was delivered virtually using one-on-one coaching sessions grounded in motivational interviewing, goal setting, and …
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Stress Reactivity Patterns in Breast Cancer Survivors and the Implications of Various Psychosocial Factors
… have observed impaired HPA response among White breast cancer survivors followed by an eventual normalization of the HPA axis, but little is known about SAM functioning, the complementary relationship between physiological and psychological stress, and the influence of culturally related factors. …