AI Article Synopsis
- Cancer support and rehabilitation are essential components of cancer care strategies, with this study analyzing various programs in Sweden.
- The research utilized a multiple case study design to examine nine existing programs, identifying three types: multimodal rehabilitation, comprehensive cancer support, and art therapy.
- The findings highlight the importance of diverse activities and therapies in these programs, suggesting that further investigation is needed to understand their effectiveness and comparability.
Article Abstract
Cancer support and rehabilitation are suggested to be an integral part of cancer care strategies. This study focuses on comparativeness of cancer support and rehabilitation programmes. The aim of this study was to analyse available cancer support and rehabilitation programmes in Sweden presented as complementary to cancer rehabilitation at cancer clinics. A multiple case study design was chosen in order to inquire the small number of existing supportive and rehabilitative cancer programmes. Based on the structures, processes and outcomes of the nine included programmes, three types of cancer support and rehabilitation programmes were identified: multimodal rehabilitation, comprehensive cancer support and art therapy. Cancer support and rehabilitation programmes offer a variety of activities and therapies which are highly valuable and relevant for people with cancer. The typology of cancer support and rehabilitation programmes and comparability between programmes need further inquiry.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3905349 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874434601408010001 | DOI Listing |
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