El significado de la vida y de la muerte para mujeres con cáncer de mama
Having cancer promotes reflections and changes in the meaning of life and death. Objective: This qualitative study aimed to understand the meaning of life and death in a group of 11 women with breast cancer. Method: An interview with each participant was conducted and the information was classi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad del Rosario
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/apl/article/view/3221/3033 |
| Summary: | Having cancer promotes reflections and changes in the
meaning of life and death. Objective: This qualitative
study aimed to understand the meaning of life and death
in a group of 11 women with breast cancer. Method: An
interview with each participant was conducted and the
information was classified and coded seeking emerging
categories based on the procedural approach of Social
Representations. Results: Some of the categories were:
support, treatment, death; side effects; coping and suicide;
positive experience with the doctor and the hospital;
emotional reactions; prior knowledge of chemotherapy;
previous experiences with cancer; and medical
diagnostic process as having knowledge. Conclusions:
This study allowed to approach an understanding of both breast cancer and the changes it generates in the
meaning of life and death. Also, it allowed to understand
the importance of family and the support network in this
experience and feeling of struggle and strengthening the
social role of women in coping with the disease. |
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| ISSN: | 1794-4724 2145-4515 |