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11.07.2021 | Original Article

Coping experiences of women in the different phases of breast cancer

verfasst von: Elena Torralba-Martínez, María Jesús Quintana, Magda Ciendones Carbonell, Elena de las Sias, Cristian Pablo Segura Carrillo, Núria Codern-Bové

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 1/2022

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Abstract

Purpose

To understand the evolution of coping among women diagnosed with breast cancer over time, and the effect of age and family income on coping.

Method

Using a phenomenological qualitative study, data was collected through semi-structured interviews with sixteen women in a hospital in Barcelona (Spain) between January 2018 and June 2019. An analysis of thematic content and discursive profile was carried out, assisted by the Nvivo v.12 program.

Results

Coping strategies change according to the meaning of breast cancer in each phase and the age and family income. In the acute phase, multiple coping strategies are identified, and this variety was more frequent among the young women in the study. In the extended phase, planning, distancing, and seeking social support become important. The latter used during treatment by older women in the study, regardless of family income. In the follow-up phase, distancing stands out, but also the search for social support among young women with fewer resources.

Conclusions

Coping with breast cancer evolves according to the meaning that the disease receives in each phase. In addition, the analysis by discursive profile shows how the social support context is also related to the coping strategies in each phase.

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Titel: Coping experiences of women in the different phases of breast cancer
verfasst von: Elena Torralba-Martínez
María Jesús Quintana
Magda Ciendones Carbonell
Elena de las Sias
Cristian Pablo Segura Carrillo
Núria Codern-Bové
Publikationsdatum: 11.07.2021
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06400-9

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