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- Title
FEELINGS EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN WHEN RECEIVING THE DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER.
- Authors
de Sousa Barros, Ana Elisa; Regiani Conde, Carla; Rossi Lemos, Talita Mayara; Aparecida Kunz, Josiane; de Lourdes da Silva Marques Ferreira, Maria
- Abstract
Objective: to understand the feelings experienced by women when they are diagnosed with breast cancer. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, with 13 women assisted by a social assistance organization. The production of the data occurred through an audio interview recorded and guided by the question: what were the feelings experienced when the diagnosis of breast cancer was received? Data analysis was based on the Content Analysis technique. Results: upon receiving the diagnosis of breast cancer, women expressed feelings such as despair, concern for the family, closeness and fear of death, sadness, denial, faith in healing and acceptance. Conclusion: in an attempt to minimize these repercussions of the disease, it is important to work in a support network to receive, care and guide women at the time of diagnosis, seeking to direct them to the possibilities of treatment, cure and rehabilitation.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BREAST tumor diagnosis; CANCER patient psychology; CONTENT analysis; EMOTIONS; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE research; THEMATIC analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 1, p102
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/1981-8963-v12i1a23520p102-111-2018