Purpose

Cancer is a key influence on psychosocial and emotional distress among patients. Problems that advanced cancer patients in the western world face have been widely explored, but these findings may not be applicable in the non-western world due to the cultural differences. Exploring the problems of advanced cancer patients will help professionals plan appropriate therapeutic interventions to take care of the patients' physical, emotional, social and practical needs. Hence, this study aims to explore the psychosocial and emotional problems of advanced cancer patients in India.

Methods

Data were collected from 10 advanced cancer patients from Bengaluru, using purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Themes were generated using thematic analysis.

Results

The prevalent themes were financial instability, hopelessness, family anguish, self-blame, helplessness, anger, stress, and suicidal thoughts.

Conclusion

This research has highlighted that advanced cancer patients have several issues, indicating the importance of using a holistic approach while handling this vulnerable population by focusing more on the patient rather than the disease.

中文翻译：

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探索印度班加罗尔晚期癌症患者面临的问题

目的

癌症是影响患者心理社会和情绪困扰的关键因素。西方世界晚期癌症患者面临的问题已被广泛探讨，但由于文化差异，这些发现可能不适用于非西方世界。探索晚期癌症患者的问题将有助于专业人员规划适当的治疗干预措施，以照顾患者的身体、情感、社会和实际需求。因此，本研究旨在探讨印度晚期癌症患者的心理社会和情绪问题。

方法

使用有目的抽样和半结构化访谈从班加罗尔的 10 名晚期癌症患者收集数据。采访被录音和转录。使用主题分析生成主题。

结果

流行的主题是财务不稳定、绝望、家庭痛苦、自责、无助、愤怒、压力和自杀念头。

结论

这项研究强调了晚期癌症患者有几个问题，表明在处理这一弱势群体时使用整体方法的重要性，更多地关注患者而不是疾病。