Coping with radiation therapy: Strategies used by women with breast cancer
2001 (English)In: Cancer Nursing, ISSN 0162-220X, Vol. 24, no 4, p. 264-271Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe coping strategies used by women with breast cancer during and after radiation therapy. Content analysis was used to structure the statements provided by the patients in the Wheel Questionnaire. The patients used several problem- and emotion-focused strategies to cope with the treatment, and the strategies changed over time. Family and friends had a positive impact on the coping process for the three points of measurement: before treatment started, on completion of treatment, and 3 months after treatment. Contact with colleagues at work also provided the women with a sense of normalcy. The women used a broad spectrum of own activities to aid recovery, instead of leaving their treatment solely to medicine. The women also found that a hopeful and optimistic attitude was a helpful strategy for coping with the treatment.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2001. Vol. 24, no 4, p. 264-271
Keywords [en]
Breast cancer, Coping, Radiation theraphy, adult, aged, article, cancer radiotherapy, coping behavior, family, female, human, human relation, major clinical study, patient attitude, priority journal, questionnaire, Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, 80 and over, Breast Neoplasms, Humans, Middle Aged, Oncologic Nursing, Questionnaires, Social Support, Time Factors, Women's Health
National Category
Nursing
Research subject
Nursing Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-36611DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200108000-00003ISI: 000170235900003PubMedID: 11502034Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0034902201OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-36611DiVA, id: diva2:747245
Note
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