Themes | Sub-themes |
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Getting used to living with the disease | Habituation of supporting recuperation |
Recognition of side effects | |
Acquisition of medical knowledge | |
Deepening view of life and death | Consciousness of death |
Understanding the patient’s experience | |
Changing values for treatment | |
Anxious about the future | Conflicts between treatment efficacy and disease progression |
Mixed feelings of desire to support recuperation and anxiety | |
Worry about their own health | |
Desire for a better rest of life | Values the remaining time |
Energy source for living | |
Deepening affection | |
Coexistence with society |