scholarly journals Self-Reorientation Following Colorectal Cancer Treatment – A Grounded Theory Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Ann-Caroline B Johansson ◽  
Malin Axelsson ◽  
Ina Berndtsson ◽  
Eva Brink

After colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment, people reorganize life in ways that are consistent with their understanding of the illness and their expectations for recovery. Incapacities and abilities that have been lost can initiate a need to reorient the self. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have explicitly focused on the concept of self-reorientation after CRC treatment. The aim of the present study was therefore to explore self-reorientation in the early recovery phase after CRC surgery. Grounded theory analysis was undertaken, using the method presented by Charmaz. The present results explained self-reorientation as the individual attempting to achieve congruence in self-perception. A congruent self-perception meant bringing together the perceived self and the self that was mirrored in the near environs. The results showed that societal beliefs and personal explanations are essential elements of self-reorientation, and that it is therefore important to make them visible.

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 08034
Author(s):  
Liubov Ryumshina

Professional identity is the embodiment of life’s meanings and values of the individual. Its fulfillment rests in its basis on the person’s perception of oneself and attitude toward oneself. Even choosing a certain profession and studying it, the students still have a choice of further professional identity. In consideration of the foregoing,the purpose of the work is to study the characteristics of self-perception and meaningful orientations of professionally determined students. Methodological tools of the study were Maslow’s self-actualization scales, a test of meaningful orientations, a questionnaire aimed at identifying professionally determined and not determined students. 96 students took part in the study. The results showed that professionally determined students have a tendency to a fairly high general meaningfulness of life. They feel that they can manage their own lives and have a sufficient level of responsibility. The self-esteem of the professionally determined students is related to the positive perception of their life in each of its periods. In general, professionally determined students have many characteristics similar to professionally not determined students, but they also have specific features. They are manifested in the interconnection between meaningful orientations, self-esteem and self-acceptance of professionally determined and not determined students.


1998 ◽  
Vol 103 (A4) ◽  
pp. 6801-6814 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. U. Kozyra ◽  
M.-C. Fok ◽  
E. R. Sanchez ◽  
D. S. Evans ◽  
D. C. Hamilton ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. e206537
Author(s):  
Sandra Denise Fachini Sedrez ◽  
Ana Paula Terossi de Godoi ◽  
Marcelo de Castro Meneghim ◽  
Silvia Amélia Scudeler Vedovello ◽  
Giovana Cherubini Venezian ◽  
...  

Aim: To evaluate the influence of social capital on self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 578 11-16 years-old adolescents from a city in southern Brazil. Social capital was evaluated using the Social Capital Questionnaire for Adolescent Students (SCQ-AS). Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) assessed malocclusion and self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need. Sociodemographic aspects of adolescents were also evaluated. Individual analyses were performed, relating the study variables to the outcome, estimating the odds ratio with the respective confidence intervals of 95%. The variables with p<0.20 in the individual analyses were tested in the multiple logistic regression models, and those with p<0.10 remained in the model. Results: Social capital did not influence the self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need. Adolescents with high orthodontic needs were 5.35 (CI 95%: 2.68 to 10.65) times more likely to perceived orthodontic treatment need (p <0.05). Crowding and dental absence were associated with self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need (p <0.05). Conclusions: Social capital did not influence the self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need.


Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad T Ayub ◽  
Muhammad S Khan ◽  
Sagar Ranka ◽  
Muhammad Ishaq ◽  
Muhammad F Khalid ◽  
...  

Introduction: Ventricular ectopy after exercise, due to parasympathetic activity, predicts an increased risk of death in population-based cohorts. We sought to examine the composite risk of all cause mortality in patients with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) in the early recovery phase of stress testing. Methods: PubMed, Medline & EMBASE were queried for all English language articles from 1993 to 2017. The primary outcome was incidence of all cause mortality in patients with frequent PVCs during recovery phase (RPV) of stress testing. Frequent PVCs were defined as the presence of seven or more ventricular premature beats/min, frequent ventricular couplets, ventricular bigeminy or trigeminy, or any other form of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Meta-analysis of the main outcome was performed using a weighted random effects model. Results: A total of four observational studies including 38765 patients were retrieved. Data for 2065 patients with RPV was pooled. A comparative analysis of PVC vs Infrequent/Non-PVC group showed a calculated risk ratio for all cause mortality of 1.8 (95% CI 1.36-2.38; p=0.001). I 2 statistic for heterogeneity testing was 82.8% (Fig.1). Conclusion: Frequent premature ventricular contractions during early recovery phase of stress testing are associated with increased all cause mortality as compared to patients with infrequent or no PVCs.


Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisaki Makimoto ◽  
Eiichiro Nakagawa ◽  
Hiroshi Takaki ◽  
Kenichiro Yamagata ◽  
Hiro Kawata ◽  
...  

Background : It has been reported that ST-segment elevation was augmented at early recovery phase or at peak exercise during exercise testing in some patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS), but its diagnostic and prognostic value has not fully been clarified. Methods : Treadmill exercise testing (TMT) was conducted in 93 patients (pts) with BrS (22 documented VF, 31 syncope alone, and 40 asymptomatic; 91 males, 46±14 years) and 22 healthy control subjects (20 males, 48±14 years, 11 with incomplete right bundle branch block (RBBB) and 4 with complete RBBB). Results : The augmentation of ST-segment elevation ≥0.05mV in V1-V3 leads compared with that before exercise was observed at early recovery phase (1– 4 minutes at recovery phase) in 32 BrS pts (34%, Group1), at peak exercise in 8 BrS pts (9%, Group 2), but not in either the remaining 53 BrS pts (57%, Group 3) or 22 control subjects. There were no significant differences among the 3 BrS groups in the baseline clinical (age, gender, family history of sudden death, SCN5A mutation), electrocardiographic (PR, QRS duration, QTc interval and ST amplitude), and electrophysiologic (AH, HV interval, and VF induction) variables except for the positive ratio of signal averaged ECG (87%, 48%, 63%; P= 0.001). No significant difference was observed in the proportion of previous cardiac events (VF/syncope/asymptomatic; 6/12/14, 0/3/5, 16/16/21, respectively for Group 1, 2, and 3). During 76.0, 74.8, and 52.0 months follow-up, VF occurred in 12/32 (38%) pts of Group1, 0/8 (0 %) pts of Group2, and 10/53 (19%) pts of Group3. Augmentation of ST-segment elevation at early recovery phase was a significant and an independent predictor for subsequent VF occurrence (12/32 (38%) in Group1 vs. 10/61 (16%) in Group2 and 3; hazard ratio [HR]= 1.68; P=0.014), especially in 31 pts with a history of syncope alone (6/12 (50%) in Group1 vs. 1/19 (5%) in Group2 and 3; HR=3.44; P=0.004). Conclusions : Our data suggest that augmentation of ST-segment elevation at early recovery phase during exercise testing can be a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with Brugada syndrome, especially in those with a history of syncope alone.


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