Fostering Growth in the Survivorship Experience: Investigating Breast Cancer Survivors' Lived Experiences Scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro from a Posttraumatic Growth Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Burke, Shaunna M.; Sabiston, Catherine M.
Titel	Fostering Growth in the Survivorship Experience: Investigating Breast Cancer Survivors' Lived Experiences Scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro from a Posttraumatic Growth Perspective
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 17 (2012), Artikel 32 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Exercise Physiology; Cancer; Case Studies; Females; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Foreign Countries; Self Concept; Interpersonal Relationship; Role; Interviews; Observation; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sportphysiologie; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Selbstkonzept; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Rollen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Tansania
Abstract	The aim of this study was to use an ethnographic case study approach to explore breast cancer survivors' experiences scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro from a posttraumatic growth perspective. Three breast cancer survivors who participated in interviews and observations during a nine-day climb on the mountain were included in this study. Findings are presented first as three individual case studies and then offered as a cross-case analysis to emphasize themes that illustrated the women's shared experiences of growing from adversity. Participation in the climb on Mt. Kilimanjaro provided an opportunity for the women to (a) nurture priorities, (b) foster self-belief, and (c) cultivate connections. Future research should conduct investigations into the role of physical activity as a facilitator of the posttraumatic growth process. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10