Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Description
This study examines the illness narratives of female cancer survivors living in Southern Central Appalachia. Stories of 29 female Appalachian cancer survivors from northeastern Tennessee and southwcstmn Virginia were collected via a mixed methods approach in either a day-long story circle (n=26) or an in-depth interview (n=3), Qualitative content analysis was used to guide an inductive analysis of the tTanscript<;, What emerged was that as participants survived cancer, they also survived other health conditions, their intorsccting stories yielding an omnibus survivorship narrative.
Citation Information
Dorgan, Kelly A.; Duvall, Kathryn L.; and Hutson, Sadie P.. 2013. Omnibus Survivorship Narratives: Multiple Morbidities Among Female Cancer Survivors in South Central Appalachia. Business Research Yearbook. Vol.XX(1). 255-262. http://www.iabdnet.org/
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Copyright Statement
© 2013 International Academy of Business Disciplines. This document was published with permission from the publisher. It was originally published in the Business Research Yearbook.