Research Article

Secular, Spiritual, and Religious Existential Concerns of Women with Ovarian Cancer during Final Diagnostics and Start of Treatment

Table 2

Semistructured interview guide.

Preoperative interview
(i) The evening before the surgery
Postoperative interview
(i) Eight weeks after discharge

Feelings
(i) How have you been doing, since surgery was decided?
(ii) How are you doing at present?
(iii) Do you feel ready to undergo surgery tomorrow?
Experiences of illness and treatment
(i) How have you been doing, since your discharge from hospital?
(ii) How did you experience your discharge?

Thoughts
(i) What are your thoughts about the surgery tomorrow?
(ii) What are your thoughts about the days after the operation?
Impact of illness and treatment on everyday life
(i) How are you doing at present?
(ii) How did you experience your first chemotherapy?2

Actions
(i) What have you been doing these past days?
(ii) Have you made any plans for the next days?
Impact of illness and treatment on future life
(i) In what ways has the disease/treatment impacted on your daily life?
(ii) What are your thoughts about the near future?
(iii) Have you made any plans?

Only women receiving chemotherapy were asked this question.