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Reflective writing about breast cancer experiences as part of an interactive poetry therapy group process (2024)
Holopainen, J., & Ihanus, J. (2024). Reflective writing about breast cancer experiences as part of an interactive poetry therapy group process. Arts in Psychotherapy, 90, Article 102194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2024.102194
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Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Holopainen, Johanna; Ihanus, Juhani
Lehti tai sarja: Arts in Psychotherapy
ISSN: 0197-4556
eISSN: 1873-5878
Julkaisuvuosi: 2024
Ilmestymispäivä: 17.07.2024
Volyymi: 90
Artikkelinumero: 102194
Kustantaja: Elsevier
Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2024.102194
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Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96593
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/584386
Tiivistelmä
This study focused on texts written by breast cancer survivors who participated in an interactive poetry therapy group process. The writing group consisted of 4–6 participants who met 18 times during 2019. The group activities followed the RES poetry therapy model, and the poetry therapy intervention was implemented following the Reflective and Transformative Writing Process Model. The aim of the study was to describe the methods used in the group and to analyze the themes identified in the participants’ written reflections on their experiences with their illness. Specifically, the study sought to answer the following questions: 1) What kinds of things were found meaningful by the participants in writing about their experiences with breast cancer? 2) How were these things thematized through the process of facilitated reflective and transformative writing? Participants’ writings were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Three main themes, along with several sub-themes, were identified. The main themes were: 1) being seen and heard as a breast cancer survivor, 2) the traces left by the disease, and 3) I live and breathe despite the disease. This study provides new insights into how breast cancer becomes integrated into a person’s selfhood and life story.
YSO-asiasanat: rintasyöpä; kuntoutujat; taideterapia; runoterapia; terapeuttinen kirjoittaminen; itsereflektio; vertaistoiminta; kokemuskerronta; psykososiaalinen tuki
Vapaat asiasanat: breast cancer; poetry therapy; reflective writing; transformative writing; writing group
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2024
Alustava JUFO-taso: 1