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标题：Health behaviour changes of cutaneous melanoma survivors in Slovenia – a qualitative study
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作者：Mirjam Rogl Butina ; Igor Švab ; Barbara Perić 等
期刊名称：Slovenian Journal of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：0351-0026
电子版ISSN：1854-2476
出版年度：2019
卷号：58
期号：2
页码：70-77
DOI：10.2478/sjph-2019-0009
出版社：Walter de Gruyter GmbH
摘要：Introduction Most data related to cutaneous melanoma survivors’ health behaviour comes from epidemiological studies and is predominantly concerned with safe-sun behaviour and self-examination. Data regarding other changes of health behaviour are scarce and so are qualitative studies in this realm. The aim of our research is to acquire insight into the experiences of patients with cutaneous melanoma in Slovenia. How did they react to the diagnosis, which changes did they introduce in their health behaviour and how do they assess the role of family doctors? Methods Using the qualitative approach of collective case reports, a demographically diverse group of patients with different forms and stages of cutaneous melanoma was selected. Semi-structured interviews conducted by a psychologist were recorded and transcribed verbatim. For data processing, the approach of Qualitative Content Analysis was applied. Results We integrated interviewees’ experiences after the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma in several subcategories: either they did not introduce any changes or they mentioned changing their habits when exposed to the sun and performing skin self-examination; they also emphasized their ways of dealing with stress and raising awareness about melanoma among family members and friends. The role of family doctors in the prevention and care appears unclear; even contradictory. Conclusion We obtained insight into the experiences of Slovenian patients with cutaneous melanoma. The interviewees prioritised safe behaviour in the sun, strengthening of psychological stability and raising awareness about melanoma. Findings will be used in the creation of a structured questionnaire for national epidemiological survey.
关键词：cutaneous melanoma ; coping with stress ; experiences ; health behaviour ; qualitative research ; melanom kože ; obvladovanje stresa ; izkušnje ; zdravstveno vedenje ; kvalitativna raziskava