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Index de Enfermería
On-line version ISSN 1699-5988Print version ISSN 1132-1296
Abstract
VEGA-VEGA, Paula and ZERAN-RUIZ-CLAVIJO, María Belén. Experiences in the psychosocial integration of youth and young adult cancer survivors. Index Enferm [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.4, pp.274-278. Epub Apr 17, 2023. ISSN 1699-5988. https://dx.doi.org/10.58807/indexenferm20225389.
Objective:
To analyze the experience of young cancer survivors in their transition to social and family integration.
Methods:
Narrative review of scientific articles published between 2012 and 2022, indexed in Pubmed, CINHAL, CUIDEN y Web of Science databases, which were subjected to a thematic analysis.
Results:
Due to the disease and intensive treatment, survival requires them to integrate into a new life, marked by physical, psychoemotional, social, value and spiritual sequelae, which lead them to modify their quality of life and priorities in search of normality.
Conclusions:
It is necessary that young people become part of their integration process, allowing them to transcend with wellbeing into adulthood, through an active follow-up by the health teams. An adequate integration and acquisition of responsibility for the disease and care.
Keywords : Social Integration; Young adult; Adolescent; Survivor; Cancer.
