Health behaviour changes of cutaneous melanoma survivors in Slovenia – a qualitative study

Abstract

Most data related to cutaneous melanoma survivors’ health behaviour comes from epidemiological studies and is predominantly concerned with safe-sun behaviour and self-examination. Data regarding other changes of health behaviour are scarce and so are qualitative studies in this realm. The aim of our research is to acquire insight into the experiences of patients with cutaneous melanoma in Slovenia. How did they react to the diagnosis, which changes did they introduce in their health behaviour and how do they assess the role of family doctors?

Keywords

• cutaneous melanoma
• coping with stress
• experiences
• health behaviour
• qualitative research
• melanom kože
• obvladovanje stresa
• izkušnje
• zdravstveno vedenje
• kvalitativna raziskava