Haines, Elizabeth K;
(2023)
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Psychosocial Wellbeing and Engagement with Psychosocial Support in a sample of UK Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Study.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Aims: Cancer has been shown to have a substantial negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of patients; the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions further exacerbated this. This study aims to explore how the pandemic affected the wellbeing of cancer patients’ and their subsequent engagement with psychosocial support. / Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 self-selected participants who received a cancer diagnosis and/or treatment during the pandemic. A reflexive thematic analysis method was utilised to analyse the subsequent transcripts. / Results: Convenience sampling produced a homogenous sample of participants regarding ethnicity (all white), gender (mostly female), and nationality (mostly British). Fourteen themes were developed from the reflexive thematic analysis, which were grouped into three main themes. These were 1) a flawed system and patients’ unmet needs, 2) humans as social beings, and 3) the unique interaction (cancer x COVID). / Conclusion: Findings are discussed with regard to their implications for future research and clinical practice within psycho-oncology, post-COVID.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Psychosocial Wellbeing and Engagement with Psychosocial Support in a sample of UK Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2023. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10177568 |
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