Purpose: The purpose of this study was to qualitatively analyze
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patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT).
Methods: HCT survivors who had undergone transplant within the
past 2 years were recruited at a cancer center in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.
Participants (M age = 51.5 years) attended a 3-day DST workshop
telling and creating digital stories around their HCT experiences. Using a
constructivist grounded theory approach, line by line coding and content
analysis were conducted with four research team members.
Results: Four themes emerged from the data: (1) communal
connection; (2) expressing and processing emotions; (3) self-empowerment; and
(4) multi-dimensional coping. Participants described telling and sharing their
story with other HCT patients as therapeutic.
Conclusion: DST shows promise as a potential coping tool and
offers multiple dimensions of the role of narrative as a coping technique, in
community building, and in patient-centered contexts within HCT.
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