Cancer: The Lived Experience of the Older Adult

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dc.contributor.advisorAdamek, Margaret E.
dc.contributor.authorPentz, Marty
dc.contributor.otherBarton, William H., 1949-
dc.contributor.otherMoller, David Wendell
dc.contributor.otherChang, Valerie Nash
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-05T18:46:41Z
dc.date.available2010-08-05T18:46:41Z
dc.date.issued2010-08-05T18:46:41Z
dc.degree.date2002en
dc.degree.disciplineSchool of Social Worken
dc.degree.grantorIndiana Universityen
dc.degree.levelPh.D.en
dc.descriptionIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)en
dc.description.abstractHalf of those who are diagnosed with cancer in any given year are over age 65. Approximately 3.1 million males and 2.3 million females over age 65 became ill with cancer in 2000. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial experience of the older adult with cancer to enable social workers to better serve this population. It is not clear from previous research whether their lived experience in adapting to cancer is different from that of younger persons. Thirteen older adults with cancer were interviewed in-depth along with a focus group of three oncology social workers.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/2236
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/1174
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectCanceren
dc.subjectElderlyen
dc.subject.lcshCancer -- Patientsen
dc.subject.lcshCancer -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshOlder people -- Diseasesen
dc.titleCancer: The Lived Experience of the Older Adulten
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