Unpacking the layers: a meta-ethnography of cancer survivors ’ loneliness

ConclusionsThis meta-ethnography presents an integrated framework of loneliness in cancer survivors as a multi-layered experience. Implications for Cancer Survivors Conceptualizing loneliness from a systemic perspective adds missing pieces to the loneliness puzzle by encouraging assessment and intervention at interacting levels of functioning; considering how individuals respond to and are affected by their social systems can deepen our understanding of cancer survivorship.
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research