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Roanne Thomas

Professor, University of Ottawa
Verified email at uottawa.ca
Cited by 2710

Understanding breast cancer stories via Frank's narrative types

R Thomas-MacLean - Social science & medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
While breast cancer narratives have become prevalent in Western culture, few researchers
have explored the structure of such narratives, relying instead on some form of thematic …

[BOOK][B] Transformative phenomenology: Changing ourselves, lifeworlds, and professional practice

…, D Rehorick, SK Simpson, R Thomas-MacLean… - 2006 - books.google.com
The fourteen authors in this collection used phenomenology (the study of consciousness)
and hermeneutics (the interpretation of meaning) to conduct deep inquiry into perplexing and …

Environmental scans: how useful are they for primary care research?

P Graham, T Evitts, R Thomas-MacLean - Canadian Family Physician, 2008 - cfp.ca
[T] he focus shifts the locus of change from the individual to the environment in which the
individual resides. Such a shift can provide crucial insight into realistic expectations related to …

[PDF][PDF] Arm morbidity and disability after breast cancer: new directions for care.

RL Thomas-MacLean, T Hack, W Kwan… - Oncology nursing …, 2008 - researchgate.net
Purpose/Objectives: To chart the incidence and course of three types of arm morbidity (lymphedema,
pain, and range of motion [ROM] restrictions) in women with breast cancer 6–12 …

Photovoice as a Teaching Tool: Learning by Doing with Visual Methods.

…, R Hamoline, J Shea, R Thomas-Maclean - International Journal of …, 2009 - ERIC
There has been a lack of research done on in-class teaching and learning using visual
methods. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate an enriched teaching and learning …

Breast cancer-related lymphedema: women's experiences with an underestimated condition.

R Thomas-MacLean, B Miedema, SR Tatemichi - Canadian Family Physician, 2005 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE One distressing health problem facing breast cancer patients is breast cancer-related
lymphedema (BCRL). This incurable condition can occur many years after treatment …

Beyond dichotomies of health and illness: life after breast cancer

R ThomasMacLean - Nursing inquiry, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
While there has been a vast amount of research on breast cancer in recent years, areas
within this domain remain unexplored. For instance, there have been few attempts to marry an …

Predictors of arm morbidity following breast cancer surgery

TF Hack, WB Kwan, RL ThomasMacLean… - Psycho …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Arm morbidity post‐breast cancer surgery is increasingly being recognized as a
chronic problem for some women following breast cancer surgery. The purpose of this study …

Memories of treatment: The immediacy of breast cancer

R Thomas-MacLean - Qualitative Health Research, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
This article represents one facet of the author’s research on women’s experiences of
embodiment after breast cancer. Herein, women’s reliance on and rejection of medicalized …

Physicians' constructions of depression: inside/outside the boundaries of medicalization

R Thomas-MacLean, JM Stoppard - Health:, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
A qualitative study explored primary care physicians’ experiences of diagnosing and
treating depression. Twenty physicians participated in semi-structured interviews. Interview …