Finding myself as a cervical cancer survivor: A qualitative study.
Eur J Oncol Nurs
; 41: 143-148, 2019 Aug.
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PURPOSE: To determine the process and meaning of the experience of women with cervical cancer who had completed treatment within less than 5 years. METHODS: Qualitative study that included 13 women with cervical cancer, who participated after receiving a year of treatment. The data was collected by conducting 16 in-depth interviews that took place in participants' domiciles. Grounded theory procedures were used to conduct the analysis. RESULTS: "Finding myself as a cervical cancer survivor" was identified as the central dimension on the present study, confirmed by 5 subcategories: entering an unknown path, facing what no one can imagine, living with the disease, moving on regardless of the tiredness, and stop suffering for a new opportunity. CONCLUSION: Gaining an understanding of the reality that women with cervical cancer face reveals their strength and capacity to deal with difficulties and late side effects that need to be recognized by health professionals in the face of a disease categorized as deadly and dangerous.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Sobreviventes de Câncer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Oncol Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido