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”Du är ju en människa bakom den här sjukdomen” Kuratorns arbete med existentiella frågor i cancervården

Ström, My LU (2024) SAHS05 20231
School of Social Work
Abstract
The study aimed to examine how counselors perceive and work with existential questions in cancer patients. The intention was to explore what experiences and perceptions the counselors had of existential questions in their work and how they worked with these in the patient meeting. Semi-structured interviews were made with ten hospital counselors working with cancer patients in the south of Sweden. The interviews were analyzed through thematic analysis and the results were examined with the help of existential theory and person-centered theory. The results show that the counselors meet existential questions
frequently in their work and that their perception of these questions corresponds with Yaloms “ultimate concerns”. They emphasize the... (More)
The study aimed to examine how counselors perceive and work with existential questions in cancer patients. The intention was to explore what experiences and perceptions the counselors had of existential questions in their work and how they worked with these in the patient meeting. Semi-structured interviews were made with ten hospital counselors working with cancer patients in the south of Sweden. The interviews were analyzed through thematic analysis and the results were examined with the help of existential theory and person-centered theory. The results show that the counselors meet existential questions
frequently in their work and that their perception of these questions corresponds with Yaloms “ultimate concerns”. They emphasize the importance of sensitivity and cooperation with the patient and that there is a balance in actively lifting these questions and at the same time following the patient. The counselors stress the importance of relationships and respect for the patient’s way of finding and approaching existential questions. (Less)
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author
Ström, My LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
“You are a human being behind this disease” - the hospital counselor's work with existential questions in cancer care
course
SAHS05 20231
year
type
M3 - Professional qualifications ( - 4 Years)
subject
keywords
oncology social work, existential, person centered, cancer, social work
language
Swedish
id
9166033
date added to LUP
2024-11-04 11:30:30
date last changed
2024-11-04 11:30:30
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  abstract     = {{The study aimed to examine how counselors perceive and work with existential questions in cancer patients. The intention was to explore what experiences and perceptions the counselors had of existential questions in their work and how they worked with these in the patient meeting. Semi-structured interviews were made with ten hospital counselors working with cancer patients in the south of Sweden. The interviews were analyzed through thematic analysis and the results were examined with the help of existential theory and person-centered theory. The results show that the counselors meet existential questions 
frequently in their work and that their perception of these questions corresponds with Yaloms “ultimate concerns”. They emphasize the importance of sensitivity and cooperation with the patient and that there is a balance in actively lifting these questions and at the same time following the patient. The counselors stress the importance of relationships and respect for the patient’s way of finding and approaching existential questions.}},
  author       = {{Ström, My}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{”Du är ju en människa bakom den här sjukdomen” Kuratorns arbete med existentiella frågor i cancervården}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}