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The Experience of Qigong Among Women Cancer Survivors

Sveund, Jennifer
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2942-5454
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1506194798445608

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2017, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch Seattle: Clinical Psychology.
Research has shown that qigong can be beneficial for a variety of health related conditions; However, evidence suggests that in the United States, a lack of well designed clinical trials limits the efficacy of qigong in the context of cancer treatment. Research has indicated that careful consideration should be given to the design of randomized control trials using qigong due to the conflicting philosophical methodologies. In the United States, qigong has been under investigated, particularly lacking are qualitative inquiries into qigong use and cancer survivorship. This study is an interpretative phenomenological inquiry that sought to understand women’s experience of qigong in the context of cancer survivorship in the United States. The study included twelve adult women at various phases of cancer survivorship. Participants provided interviews related to their experience. The qualitative interpretative phenomenological methodology provided a framework through which a deeper understanding of the lived experience of the participants could be achieved. Thus, a deeper insight was gained into the shared meaning of qigong use in the lives of women who have lived with cancer. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA, http://aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohio Link ETD Center https://etd.ohiolink.edu/etd.
Jude Bergkamp, Psy.D. (Committee Chair)
Amy Davis, Psy.D. (Committee Member)
Tricia Teneycke, Psy.D. (Committee Member)
82 p.
Alternative Medicine; Clinical Psychology; Gender; Health; Health Care; Health Sciences; Medicine; Mental Health; Oncology; Psychology; Womens Studies
Qigong; women; cancer; interpretative phenomenological; United States

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  • Sveund, J. (2017). The Experience of Qigong Among Women Cancer Survivors [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1506194798445608

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sveund, Jennifer. The Experience of Qigong Among Women Cancer Survivors. 2017. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1506194798445608.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sveund, Jennifer. "The Experience of Qigong Among Women Cancer Survivors." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1506194798445608

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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