Table 2:
The new normal | Beliefs and expectations | Coping with chemobrain |
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Identity: | Timeline: | Perceived control: |
Experience of cognitive changes | The impairment trajectory | Compensatory strategies: beliefs of curability |
Support and understanding | ||
Consequences: | Cause: | |
Impact to Self | Uncertain aetiology | |
Changes in social interaction | ||
Disclosure | Illness coherence: | |
Consequences within the workplace | Awareness and validity |