Impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment: a qualitative analysis of strains, resources and coping strategies among elderly patients in a rural setting in Ghana

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Mensah, Adwoa Bemah Boamah [1 ]
Mikare, Maurice [1 ,2 ]
Mensah, Kofi Boamah [3 ]
Okyere, Joshua [1 ,4 ]
Amaniampong, Er-Menan [1 ,5 ]
Poku, Abena Agyekum [1 ,6 ]
Apiribu, Felix [1 ]
Lamptey, Joe-Nat Clegg [7 ,8 ]
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[1] Kwame Nkrumah Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Hlth Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Univ PO, Kumasi, Ghana
[2] Nursing & Midwifery Training Coll Zuarungu, POB 660, Zuarungu, Ghana
[3] Kwame Nkrumah Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Hlth Sci, Fac Pharm & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Pharm Practice, Univ PO,Private Mail bag, Kumasi, Ghana
[4] Univ Cape Coast, Dept Populat & Hlth, Univ Post Off, Cape Coast, Ghana
[5] Kwame Nkrumah Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Humanities & Social Sci, Fac Social Sci, Dept Sociol & Social Work, Univ PO,Private Mail bag, Kumasi, Ghana
[6] Dept Komfo Anokye Teaching Hosp, POB 1934, Kumasi, Ghana
[7] Univ Ghana, Univ Ghana Med Sch, Dept Anat, Accra, Ghana
[8] Korle bu Teaching Hosp, Accra, Ghana
关键词
Cancer; Coping strategies; Elderly; Resources; Strain; Qualitative research; Ghana; ADULTS; CARE; PAIN;
D O I
10.1186/s12877-023-04248-8
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
BackgroundRurality is fraught with numerous difficulties including a lack of advanced health facilities to provide health services, and an absence of specialist cancer services, and qualified personnel, among others. These factors exacerbate the challenges of elderly patients diagnosed with cancer and further pose limitations to activities/instrumental activities of daily living. Yet, there is limited scholarship on the strains that affect elderly patients diagnosed with cancer and the resources that helps them to overcome them. This study explores the strains, resources, and coping strategies of elderly patients diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment in rural Ghana.MethodsAn exploratory, descriptive qualitative design was adopted. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 20 individuals to participate in in-depth interviews. The collected data was analysed inductively using Collaizi's framework. QSR NVivo-12 was used in managing the data.ResultsThe results were grouped into two main categories, namely: strains and resources. Within the category of strains, three main themes with their corresponding sub-themes emerged: cancer-related strains (systemic side effects from treatment, altered physical appearance and body image, and experience of pain), elderly strains (altered functional ability, limited social interactions and participation, psycho-emotional reactions, limited/restricted economic participation, and financial strains), and health system strains (negative attitude and insensitive communication, delay in diagnosis, lack of geriatric oncology care, lack of community-based specialist cancer centre and long travel distance to access care, and limited availability of essential cancer medicines and other radiations services). Four types of resources were available to cancer patients: personal resources, family resources, community resources, and healthcare systems resources.ConclusionIn conclusion, elderly patients diagnosed with cancer experience physical, economic, psychological, and emotional strains that threaten their health and well-being. However, they are able to leverage family, community, and health system-related resources to navigate through the strains. There is, therefore, a need to expand advanced health facilities with geriatric oncology units and specialists to improve access to cancer care in rural areas. The government needs to assist elderly persons with costs associated with their diagnosis and treatment through the expansion of the National Health Insurance Scheme to include this as part of the benefits package.
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