Confronting the Unexpected: Temporal, Situational, and Attributive Dimensions of Distressing Symptom Experience for Breast Cancer Survivors

Rosedale, Mary; Fu, Mei R.

doi:10.1188/10.onf.e28-e33

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“…Previous research on cancer-related lymphoedema has tended to focus on medical help-seeking behaviours (Carter, 1997;Johansson et al, 2003;Lee et al, 2009;Rosedale & Fu, 2010;Williams, Moffatt, & Franks, 2004). Little is known about how BC patients with lymphoedema seek help from lay people to help to alleviate their challenges in everyday living.…”

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Social disclosure about lymphoedema symptoms: A qualitative study among Japanese breast cancer survivors

Tsuchiya

Horn

Ingham

2014

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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Disclosing illness-related problems is the first step in help-seeking. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore Japanese breast cancer (BC) survivors' decision-making about disclosure of lymphoedema symptoms to people in their social networks. A total of ten women participated in group discussions in Japan. A dual analytic approach, thematic analysis and conceptual analysis, was applied to the transcripts. Two themes (perceived responsibility of social roles within the family and unsupportive reactions to BC from others) affected participants' decision-making. Support programs for Japanese BC survivors who feel unable to disclose lymphoedema symptoms to family members are suggested.

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Social disclosure about lymphoedema symptoms: A qualitative study among Japanese breast cancer survivors

Tsuchiya

Horn

Ingham

2014

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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“…This number will expand to 3.4 million in 2015, indicating an increase of 31% [10]. Millions more people worldwide are probably grossly underestimated because of the poor or inefficient reporting systems and the lack of reliable cancer registries in third-world countries [11] [12]. Substantial advances have been made in the treatment of breast cancer, but the affordance to introduce of these methods to predict cancer at elevated risk level and to prevent this disease is still less successful [13].…”

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Awareness about Early Detection Methods, Symptoms and Risk Factors towards Breast and Cervical Cancer among the Female Students of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh

Zohora¹,

Paul²,

Mahmud³

et al. 2017

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The study was conducted to ensure knowledge, attitude, awareness about breast and cervical cancer among the female students of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University. This study was carried out from July to September, 2015 among the participants of university female halls, different female hostels and different faculty of the university by using a validated questionnaire which was developed for this study. A total 250 female students, at the age of (18 -26) years were participated. Collected information was analyzed using SPSS, Graph-pad Prism and MS Excel. The results showed that about 87.6% participants were undergraduate. Most of them come from village (45.6%) and city (36.0%). About 90% were Muslims and the socioeconomic level of most of the participants was middle (90.4%). In case of food intake patterns, it was observed that 35.6% participants eat chips, soft drinks, popcorn everyday; 40.4% eat meat regularly; 24% eat sugar everyday; 27.6% eat fruits and vegetables every day. Among them, 55.6% girls maintained daily 1 hour physical activity; 37.2% did exercise rarely; 34.8% participants rarely do strenuous exercise. About 84.4% respondents have not any family history of cancer; 6% participants have sister or mother having breast tumor and 7.2% have at least more than one close relative who have cancer. Among the participants, only 0.8% drank alcohol; 1.2% have addiction of smoking cigarette; 15.6% girls wear tight bra; 3.6% have benign breast disease and 2.8% participants have attended in breast or cervical cancer screening programs. The 50moderate numbers of girls have breast cancer screening practice. Among them, only 28.8% participants have ever heard about BSE (Breast self-examination) and 40.4% have not any knowledge about breast cancer treatment. About 50.8% respondents don't have any knowledge about cervical cancer treatment. The village people are the most risky group. About 17.02% girls recognized weakened immune system as a risk factor of cervical cancer. It can be concluded that, knowledge of participants regarding breast and cervical cancer is poor. Targeted education should be implemented to improve the knowledge of respondents about early detection methods and symptoms of breast and cervical cancer.

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“…The research team concluded that there were issues with the extent to which survivors in the United States and in South Africa were prepared for the possibility of lymphedema. Other researchers have found similar concerns in U.S. and Japanese survivors using qualitative and secondary analyses (Ahmed, Prizment, Lazovich, Schmitz, & Folsom, 2008;Ridner, Dietrich, & Kidd, 2011;Rosedale & Fu, 2010;Tsuchiya, Horn, & Ingham, 2012). One of the strengths of Wanchai et al (2011) is the comparisons of two cultural groups.…”

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Leininger’s Ethnonursing Research Methodology and Studies of Cancer Survivors

Farren

2014

J Transcult Nurs

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The purpose of this article is to present the findings of a literature review regarding the use of Leininger's ethnonursing research methodology (ENRM) in studies addressing adult cancer survivors. It is important to learn about differences and similarities among cancer survivors' experiences so that patient-centered, culturally congruent care can be provided. A review of the literature was conducted using databases such as CINAHL and MEDLINE. Search terms included variations on ENRM and cancer survivors. The results were a small number of published studies that used the ENRM examining breast cancer survivors' perceptions and experiences. A review instrument was developed to estimate study quality based on established criteria. The studies are critiqued in relation to the theory-based methodology, evaluation criteria for qualitative research, and study findings are summarized. The author concludes that although there is a paucity of research using ENRM with adult cancer survivors, the preliminary findings of the included studies contribute to what is known about breast cancer survivors. Implications for research include recommendations to increase the use of ENRM to discover the universal and diverse experiences of care practices in adult cancer survivors and use the evidence to develop patient-centered, culturally congruent, quality care for cancer survivors.

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Confronting the Unexpected: Temporal, Situational, and Attributive Dimensions of Distressing Symptom Experience for Breast Cancer Survivors

Cited by 71 publications

References 24 publications

Social disclosure about lymphoedema symptoms: A qualitative study among Japanese breast cancer survivors

Social disclosure about lymphoedema symptoms: A qualitative study among Japanese breast cancer survivors

Awareness about Early Detection Methods, Symptoms and Risk Factors towards Breast and Cervical Cancer among the Female Students of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh

Leininger’s Ethnonursing Research Methodology and Studies of Cancer Survivors

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