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Reflections of Challenges and Resolutions in Fieldwork Research on Quality of Life of Cancer Patients: Counseling and Psychology

Reflections of Challenges and Resolutions in Fieldwork Research on Quality of Life of Cancer Patients: Counseling and Psychology

Kavita Gupta
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799858263|ISBN10: 179985826X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799866046|EISBN13: 9781799858270
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5826-3.ch009
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Gupta, Kavita. "Reflections of Challenges and Resolutions in Fieldwork Research on Quality of Life of Cancer Patients: Counseling and Psychology." Overcoming Fieldwork Challenges in Social Science and Higher Education Research, edited by Abir El Shaban, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 199-217. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5826-3.ch009

APA

Gupta, K. (2021). Reflections of Challenges and Resolutions in Fieldwork Research on Quality of Life of Cancer Patients: Counseling and Psychology. In A. El Shaban (Ed.), Overcoming Fieldwork Challenges in Social Science and Higher Education Research (pp. 199-217). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5826-3.ch009

Chicago

Gupta, Kavita. "Reflections of Challenges and Resolutions in Fieldwork Research on Quality of Life of Cancer Patients: Counseling and Psychology." In Overcoming Fieldwork Challenges in Social Science and Higher Education Research, edited by Abir El Shaban, 199-217. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5826-3.ch009

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Abstract

Challenges and resolutions in fieldwork have become a dominant focus of interest for academicians and researchers conducting researches in social sciences. The objective of the chapter is to describe and reflect the researcher's experience in conducting a research study on anxiety, depression, and quality of life of the cancer patients that could be beneficial to novice researchers in the field of cancer studies. The author encountered these experiences in 2016 as part of her doctoral thesis that she had conducted in a tertiary care hospital based in Delhi. The chapter discusses the context of study with respect to the challenges faced in selecting a field site and acquiring access, recruiting, and building trust and rapport with the research participants, concern of confidentiality and emotional and psychological wellbeing of the researcher. Further, the chapter focuses on the resolutions and recommendations to deal with compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress to avoid and manage great amount of emotional demands on the researchers.

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