Cognitive and Situational Precipitants of Loneliness Among Patients With Cancer: A Qualitative Analysis
Rebecca N. Adams, MS; Catherine E. Mosher, PhD; Rafat Abonour, MD; Michael J. Robertson, MD; Victoria L. Champion, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Kurt Kroenke, MD
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.156-163
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To identify situations and thoughts that may precipitate or protect against loneliness experienced by patients with cancer.
Research Approach: Qualitative.
Setting: The hematology/oncology clinic at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, an outpatient oncology center in Indianapolis.
Participants: Purposive sample of 15 patients undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.