Abstract

Bladder and colorectal cancer (CRC) are two of the most aggressive types of cancer with treatment creating physical and psychosocial comorbidities that affect the quality of life of patients affected by the disease. Numerous studies have been conducted about the experiences and needs of people who have had a bladder and/or CRC diagnosis, surgical intervention, and an ostomy, but studies about the experiences of the elderly partners are negligible. Specifically, the older adult (65-84 years old) group was found to be essentially unstudied with only 10 (0.51%) known 75- to 84-year old participants included in relevant studies that involved 1,750 participants. Thus, this elderly group may have distinct experiences, needs, and challenges that are unknown and would warrant our attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to illuminate the experiences of this group of elderly (65 to 84 years old) partners of patients diagnosed with bladder and/or CRC with ostomy. The purpose of the research study was to illuminate the perceptions of and reactions of those elderly who are living with a person who has had surgery for CRC resulting in an ostomy.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13425279; ProQuest document ID: 2195480836. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Dinah R. Herrick, PhD, RN, WCC/COCN

Sigma Membership

Chi Mu

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Bladder Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Elderly Adults, Ostomies, Caregivers, Colostomies

Advisor

Cheryl Westlake-Canary

Second Advisor

Mary Fongwa

Third Advisor

John A. Doyle

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Azusa Pacific University

Degree Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-24

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