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Ph.D. Student Enrolment Project Title Supervisors Institute Research Unit : Lene Seibaek : 1 September 2008 : Health and coping prior to ovarian cancer surgery : Associate Professor, PhD, Lise Hounsgaard, Research Unit of Nursing, Institute of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark. Consultant, DMSc. Lone Kjeld Petersen and Consultant, DMSc. Jan Blaakaer, both of Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby. : Institute of Clinical Research : Nursing Abstract: Background Denmark has a record-high mortality rate for ovarian cancer. In 2008 the state issued a guarantee of early diagnosis and treatment of all cases of suspected cancer, and the surgical treatment has been centralized and standardized in fast track programmes. However, we do not know how women with ovarian cancer experience the period prior to surgery and how they prepare optimally for treatment. Aim To describe health and coping in Danish women undergoing ovarian cancer surgery. To study to what extent it is possible to improve health and everyday life during treatment. Materiels and Methods The study is conducted within a theoretical framework of hermeneutics, involving the overall concepts of health promotion and cancer rehabilitation; it takes place at a regional centre of surgical treatment of gynecological cancer. It is assumed that women’s self-valued health and coping can be strengthened via supportive, preoperative optimization, carried out in close contact with the professionals involved in treatment. The study is carried out in 3 stages: a registry study, an interview study and a clinically controlled test of the preoperative optimization. The study period runs from the first visit in the out-patient clinic until eight weeks after discharge. Results The study has resulted in socioeconomic and health related descriptions of the population including the use of health services. Interview findings have provided knowledge of personal experiences with symptom development, with the network and of coping strategies during treatment. The clinical test of the preoperative optimization is on-going. Funding The Danish Cancer Society, Psychosocial Research Committee The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark The Danish Nurses’ Organization The Research Foundation of Health Science in Central Denmark Region The Hede Nielsen Foundation The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby The Research Foundation of Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby Keywords: Humanistic Health Research