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Livskvalitet hos personer med pankreascancer: En allmän litteraturstudie
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Quality of life in people with pancreatic cancer : A general literature study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Pankreascancer är den fjärde vanligaste orsaken till cancerrelaterade dödsfall. Sjukdomen påverkar bukspottskörteln i buken som producerar enzymer och hormoner. Sjukdomen upptäcks ofta i ett sent skede, vilket gör att behandlingsalternativen är begränsade. Sjuksköterskans roll vid omvårdnad av personer med pankreascancer är att främja hälsa och upprätthålla god livskvalité. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva livskvalitet hos personer med pankreascancer. Metod: Studien genomfördes som en allmän litteraturstudie där 11 resultatartiklar framkom. Resultatartiklarna granskades, bearbetades och sammanställdes till tre huvudkategorier med fyra underkategorier. Resultat: De huvudkategorier som framkom var: Fysiska och fysiologiska förändringar, Psykiska och psykologiska förändringar och Sociala förändringar. De fyra underkategorier som framkom var: Trötthetens betydelse för livskvalitén, Fysiska funktionens betydelse för livskvalitén, Nutritionsbesvärens betydelse för livskvalitén och Smärtans betydelse för livskvalitén. Det framkom att personers livskvalitet med pankreascancer påverkades både fysiskt, psykiskt och socialt. Konklusion: Cancerrelaterade symtom hade stor påverkan för hur personer med pankreascancer upplevde livskvalitet. Sjuksköterskan kan med kunskap om sjukdomen ge stöd i livets slutskede och därmed främja livskvalitet och tillgodose grundläggande behov.

Abstract [en]

Background: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related deaths. The disease affects the pancreas in the abdomen, which produces enzymes and hormones. The disease is often detected at a late stage, which means that treatment options are limited. The nurse's role in caring for people with pancreatic cancer is to promote health and maintain a good quality of life. Purpose: The purpose was to describe quality of life in people with pancreatic cancer. Method: The study was conducted as a general literature study where 11 result articles emerged. The resulting articles were reviewed, processed and compiled into three main categories with four subcategories. Results: The main categories that emerged were: Physical and physiological changes, Mental and psychological changes and Social changes. The four subcategories that emerged were: Importance of fatigue for quality of life, Importance of physical function for quality of life, Importance of nutritional problems for quality of life and Importance of pain for quality of life. It emerged that the quality of life of people with pancreatic cancer was affected both physically, psychologically and socially. Conclusion: Cancer-related symptoms had a major impact on how people with pancreatic cancer experienced quality of life. With knowledge of the disease, the nurse can provide support at the end of life and thereby promote quality of life and meet basic needs.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 41
Keywords [en]
Cancer-related symptoms, Palliative care and Pancreatic cancer and Quality of life.
Keywords [sv]
Cancerrelaterade symtom, Livskvalitet, Palliativ och Pankreascancer.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-48653OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-48653DiVA, id: diva2:1712009
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Nursing
Educational program
Nursing Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2022-11-24 Created: 2022-11-18 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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