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- Title
Social representations attributed to prostate cancer by men undergoing follow-up at an in-hospital oncology service.
- Authors
de Moura Peloso-Carvalho, Bianca; Silva Lima, Rogério; da Silva, José Vitor; Okino Sawada, Namie; Rezende Dázio, Eliza Maria; do Nascimento, Murilo César; Coelho Leite Fava, Silvana Maria
- Abstract
Objective: to understand the social representations of prostate cancer by men undergoing follow-up at an in-hospital oncology service. Methods: a qualitative study, developed using the Collective Subject Discourse method, with 30 men over the age of 18 undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Theory of Social Representations. Results: the most shared central ideas in the studied community were as follows: A curable disease; Worry, fear, annoyance and sadness; Loss/Impairment of sex; Nothing, something normal/common; A minor ailment that doesn't shake/ shook me, it was faced head on, without fear; Something/ Disease that is bad, difficult, serious, intense, dangerous, that ends life and kills. Conclusion: the social representations found in this study denoted intense and difficult experiences in dealing with the disease and treatment, but also showed coping, with potential for overcoming/ resilience. Contributions to practice: understanding these representations enables the implementation of integrated and interprofessional education, assistance and management actions.
- Subjects
PROSTATE tumors treatment; ONCOLOGY nursing; RESEARCH methodology; INTERVIEWING; FEAR; CANCER patients; QUALITATIVE research; HEALTH literacy; SOCIAL attitudes; MEDICAL appointments; WORRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; INTERDISCIPLINARY education; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.20232491861