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Unga vuxnas resa genom cancer: En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av bloggar
The Swedish Red Cross University College.
The Swedish Red Cross University College.
2015 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Young adults ' journey through cancer : A qualitative content analysis of blogs (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Cancer är idag en av de vanligaste sjukdomarna i svenska samhället och klassas som en folksjukdom. Cirka 800 unga vuxna i Sverige drabbas varje år, skelettumörer, maligna lymfom och leukemi är de allra vanligaste cancerformerna hos ungdomar idag. För många unga vuxna med cancer är det till hjälp att få dela med sig sina upplevelser via bloggar för att lättare kunna hantera sin sjukdom. Att ta del av sjukdomsbloggar kan även hjälpa vården gällande förståelse och bemötande av unga vuxna med cancer. Syfte: Att utifrån bloggar beskriva individers upplevelse av att ha cancer som ung vuxen, samt att beskriva vilken betydelse bloggen har för individerna. Metod: En empirisk kvalitativ studie med induktiv ansats. Datainsamling har skett via Google och 9 bloggar har inkluderats i studien. Data har analyserats genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Huvudresultat: Som ung vuxen med cancer uppstod det mycket känslor som de var tvungna att hantera. Informanterna beskrev dessa känslor som en berg och dalbana, ibland var det bra och ibland var det dåligt. Genom bloggandet fick informanterna ett stöd vilket hjälpte dem att hantera sin sjukdomsprocess. Denna studie visade att sjukdomen påverkade informanternas psykiska, sociala och existentiella välmående, upplevelsen mellan hälsa och ohälsa varierade. Informanterna berättade om stödet de fick genom sociala nätverket samt hur de upplevde vårdens bemötande. Slutsats: Unga vuxna med cancer (16-30 år) upplever sin sjukdom som en känslomässig berg och dalbana både på ett psykiskt, socialt och existentiellt plan. Individernas bloggar visade sig ha en stor betydelse under sjukdomsprocessen. För att unga vuxna med cancer ska kunna få bättre omvårdnad idag så är det av vikt att vårdpersonal får en holistisk bild av den drabbade för att den ska få uppleva hälsa och livskvalitet.

Abstract [en]

Background: Cancer is currently one of the most common diseases in Swedish society and is classified as a national disease. Approximately 800 young adults in Sweden are affected every year, bone tumors, malignant lymphoma and leukemia are the most common cancers in young people today. For many young adults with cancer, it is helpful to gain share their experiences through blogs to more easily manage their condition. Partaking of the disease blogs can also help healthcare current understanding and treatment of young adults with cancer. Aim: To describe individuals' blogs based on experience of having cancer as a young adult and to describe the significance of the blog for the individuals. Method: An empirical qualitative study with inductive approach. Data was collected through Google, and 9 blogs have been included in the study. Data were analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Main Results: As a young adult (16-30 years) with cancer arose a lot of feelings that they had to deal with. The informants described these feelings like a roller coaster, sometimes it was good and sometimes it was bad. Through blogging the informants felt support, which helped them to manage their disease process. This study showed that the disease affected the informants' psychological and existential well-being, the experience of health and illness varied. The informants told us about the support they felt they received through social network and how they experienced healthcare treatment. Conclusion: Young adults with cancer perceive their illness as an emotional roller coaster, from both a psychological, social and existential perspective. The individuals' blogs showed great importance in the disease process. For young adults with cancer to get a better care today, it is very important that the health professionals get a holistic view of the affected for them to experience health and quality of life.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
Young adults, cancer, blog, experience
Keywords [sv]
Unga vuxna, cancer, blogg, upplevelse
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URN: urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-1423OAI: oai:DiVA.org:rkh-1423DiVA, id: diva2:786170
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Available from: 2015-02-05 Created: 2015-02-04 Last updated: 2015-03-17Bibliographically approved

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