Understanding the meaning of the head and neck cancer patients' oral/dental lived experiences
| dc.contributor.author | Mackay, Deanna | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | McPhail, Deborah (Community Health Sciences) Leylek, Ahmet (CancerCare Manitoba) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Katz, Alan (Community Health Sciences) West, Christina (Community Health Sciences) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-04T18:37:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-04T18:37:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018-04-02T20:27:23Z | en |
| dc.degree.discipline | Community Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Problem: Treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) can lead to experiences of intense symptom distress, particularly within the oral cavity and pharynx. Methods: Hermeneutic phenomenology as described by Max van Manen guided this study. 13 participants completed a semi-structured interview. Results: Treatment has a profound and sustained impact. During treatment, eating difficulties, pain, xerostomia, dysphagia, and weight loss were reported. Long-term, eating problems, dysphagia, xerostomia, and dental disease was described. Despite inadequate nutritional intake, a resistance to a feeding tube was expressed. This resistance was influenced by meanings of becoming and living as a cancer patient. The symbolic meaning of food and eating impacted the subjective concepts of self and illness. Conclusion: The participant experiences described suggest that there is a critical need to develop interventions that respond to living with symptoms in HNC. The participant experiences should inform and guide the development of clinical practice and recommendations. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | May 2018 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32927 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Head and neck cancer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lived experiences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hermeneutic phenomenology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dental | en_US |
| dc.title | Understanding the meaning of the head and neck cancer patients' oral/dental lived experiences | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |