Post traumatic growth Model in cancer patients: A Grounded Theory Study

Abstract

Purpose: Post-traumatic growth refers to positive changes in life that resulted from traumatic events . many findings emphasized that the traumatic events, such as cancer can bring many positive results and provide growth. This study aims to provide a model of post-traumatic growth factors in cancer patients. Methods: This study is a qualitative study was conducted using the method of grounded theory. Participants were selected using purposive sampling and until to theoretical saturation, Finally 15 cancer patients were selected . The patients with high Post-traumatic were interviewed in semi structured and in-depth method and analyzed using the constant comparative method of Strauss and Corbin Results: The results indicated that the central concept of post traumatic growth is self-actualization. causual conditions is the confront with suffering of cancer pain. For experimental conditions, factors related to self and factors related to the close aristocrats ,factors related to society and factors related to health personnel were extracted. for strategies, strategies related to self and strategies related to the close aristocrats were extracted .Spirituality as the underlying and context conditions was achieved. And finally, the ultimate consequences derived from the study was post-traumatic growth. Conclusions: post-traumatic growth ,is a positive consequences process that in the context of spirituality and in line the family to occur. Of course, to achieve growth, individual, family and relatives, medical staff and the community are involved and this growth requires specific strategies.

Keywords

• post traumatic growth
• cancer
• self actualization