Participating in a support group: experience lived by women with breast cancer Participación en un grupo de apoyo: experiencia de mujeres con cáncer de mama Participação em grupo de apoio: experiência de mulheres com câncer de mama

The goal of the study was to understand the meaning of support groups in the life of women with breast cancer. It is a qualitative study with 30 mastectomized women who belonged to six support groups in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. Data were collected with semi-structured interviews, organized and...

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Main Authors: Cleoneide Paulo Oliveira Pinheiro, Raimunda Magalhães da Silva, Marli Villela Mamede, Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-08-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000400013