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How does the radiation therapist affect the cancer patients' experience of the radiation treatment?

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Egestad, H.·2013·European Journal of Cancer Care
DOI 10.1111/ecc.12062
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Previous studies of head and neck cancer patients going through radiation treatment have shown the treatment causes great physical as well as psychosocial problems. Although previous research acknowledges the needs of cancer patients, there is a lack of literature regarding the patient's perspective about radiation therapy. Studies have rarely focused on the whole experience of radiation treatment. The aim of this study was to illuminate how head and neck cancer patients' encounters with radiation therapists influence patients' experiences going through radiation therapy. The study was conducted via qualitative interviews, using a phenomenological hermeneutic approach. Eleven cancer patients were treated with radiation therapy. This study showed that encounters with radiation therapists have a significant influence on patients' experiences. Cancer patients' contact with radiation therapists can lead to increases or decreases in existential anxiety. When patients experience that the radiation therapist is professionally competent, the existential anxiety decreases. When the radiation therapist make time to build relationships and take responsibility for treatment and side effects, this creates a feeling of security and the treatment is easier to review. The study may indicate that the patients' existential anxiety increases when the radiation therapist shows professional incompetence.

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Authors
Egestad, H.
Affiliations
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Corresponding author
Egestad, H.
Venue
European Journal of Cancer Care
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-06-03
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
580-588
ISSN
0961-5423 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/ecc.12062
OpenAlex
W2105822199
Cited by
48
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3
FWCI
4.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 820 d)
Locations
  • European Journal of Cancer Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
Keywords
radiotherapy, head and neck cancer, radiation therapists, patient experience, existential anxiety, professional competence, therapeutic relationship, adverse effects, patient security
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Anxiety, Clinical Competence, Communication, Fear, Female, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Norway, Physician-Patient Relations, Quality of Life, Radiology, Patient Satisfaction

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