Ways of coping with breast cancer: discourse of mastectomized women
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| Médium: | artículo original |
| Stav: | Versión publicada |
| Datum vydání: | 2026 |
| Popis: | Introduction: When facing breast cancer, patients and their loving ones experiment many changes intheir lives filled with feelings such as fear, anguish, and sadness. In the light of this, the identification ofthe coping methods used to face breast cancer is crucial to provide a better experience for all thoseinvolved.Objective: To understand the ways of coping with breast cancer through the discourse ofmastectomized women in a support group.Methodology: Descriptive research with a qualitative approach carried out with 10 women whoparticipate in a support group, located in a municipality in Paraíba, Brasil. For data collection, semistructured interviews were conducted and as a methodological process for data analysis, the CollectiveSubject Discourse was used.Results: It was possible to understand three central coping mechanisms: “Anchoring in faith andspirituality”; “Family support”, and “Support group”.Conclusion: The study reached its objective of identifying the main ways of coping with breast cancerby women who had mastectomies, their discourse highlighted the importance of faith and spirituality,the support of their families, and their participation in support groups. |
| Země: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Instituce: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Jazyk: | Portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/8477 |
| On-line přístup: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/renfermeria/article/view/8477 |
| Klíčové slovo: | Nursing Breast neoplasms Women's health Adaptation Psychological Enfermería Salud de la mujer Adpatación psicológica Neoplasias de mamas Enfermagem Neoplasias da Mama Saúde da Mulher Adaptação Psicológica |