Experiences of patients undergoing chemotherapy - a qualitative study of adults attending Uganda Cancer Institute

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dc.contributor.authorWampaalu, Peter B.
dc.contributor.authorEriksson, Lars E.
dc.contributor.authorNaamala, Allen
dc.contributor.authorNabirye, Rose C.
dc.contributor.authorWettergren, Lena
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T12:30:29Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T12:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cancer is a global public health challenge and how patients in countries with poor healthcare infrastructure experience cancer treatment is largely unknown. Purpose: The objective of this study was to describe adult Ugandan cancer patients’ experiences of undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Methodology: Using a qualitative descriptive design, seven in-patients with varying cancer diagnoses at the Uganda Cancer Institute were interviewed about their experiences of undergoing chemotherapy treatment; the interviews were transcribed and analysed thematically. Results: The analysis resulted in nine subthemes, which were categorized under three main themes: ‘experiences related to the body’, with the subthemes dry and sensitive skin, changes in eating and bowel habits, fever and feelings of abnormal body sensation; ‘thoughts and feelings’, with four subthemes reflecting the psychosocial impact of chemotherapy; and ‘actively dealing with discomfort’, with three subthemes describing how patients dealt with side effects, such as by sticking to a diet. Conclusion: Receiving chemotherapy treatment is difficult, and the side effects negatively influenced patients’ bodies and moods. Dealing actively with discomfort and accepting negative impacts in hope of a cure helped the participants manage the acute complications related to the treatment. We recommend the development of interventions to ease discomfort due to chemotherapy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWampaalu, P. B., Eriksson, L. E., Naamala, A., Nabirye, R. C., & Wettergren, L. (2016). Experiences of patients undergoing chemotherapy-a qualitative study of adults attending Uganda Cancer Institute. African health sciences, 16(3), 744-749. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v16i3.14en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v16i3.14
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6303
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican health sciencesen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectchemotherapyen_US
dc.subjectexperiencesen_US
dc.subjectnursingen_US
dc.subjectqualitativeen_US
dc.titleExperiences of patients undergoing chemotherapy - a qualitative study of adults attending Uganda Cancer Instituteen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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