‘Knowledge is power’: perceived needs and preferred services of male partners of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

Cheng, Terry; Jackman, Maureen; McQuestion, Maurene; Fitch, Margaret I.

doi:10.1007/s00520-014-2314-0

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“…10 , 37 BC women maintain their maternal role through creating a normal condition in the house, paying attention to their children’s academic affairs, caring for their children, concealing their own feelings and discomfort, 37 , 38 and performing household activities. 39 Iranian BC women greatly focus on their maternal role, have grater emotional involvement with their children, and effectively cope with their maternal role. 10 Such an attempt for maintaining maternal role improves women’s self-efficacy 12 and gives them sense of self-confidence and control over life, which in turn positively affect their body image.…”

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Reconstruction of feminine identity: the strategies of women with breast cancer to cope with body image altered

Mohammadi¹,

Kermanshahi²,

Vanaki³

2018

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BackgroundBody image altered is the most important psychosocial concern associated with breast cancer. Yet, there is a paucity of information regarding strategies for coping with this problem. This study aimed to explore Iranian breast cancer women’s strategies for coping with body image altered.MethodsThis qualitative study was conducted in 2016–2017. A purposive sample of 36 women with breast cancer was selected with maximum variation from three health care centers in Alborz Province, Iran. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews and analyzed by performing conventional qualitative content analysis.ResultsThe main theme of the study was “reconstruction of feminine identity” with the six main categories of physical appearance improvement, active information seeking, self-care for managing limits, psychological self-empowerment, maintaining maternal role, and maintaining wife role.ConclusionIranian breast cancer women’s strategies for coping with body image altered are multidimensional and are mainly based on personal resources. Breast cancer women use these strategies to reconstruction of their feminine identity. Health policy-makers can use the findings of the present study to develop interventions and programs for improving breast cancer women’s body image care.

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Reconstruction of feminine identity: the strategies of women with breast cancer to cope with body image altered

Mohammadi¹,

Kermanshahi²,

Vanaki³

2018

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“…The burden of breast cancer caregiving includes emotional distress, financial burden, physical stress, and fear of uncertainty among caregivers [11][12][13]. Furthermore, the advanced stage disease presentation, a hallmark of this disease in LMICs, can result in increased psychosocial morbidity, poor physical health, and overall poor quality of life among caregivers [6,10,11,14]. Hashemi-Ghasemabadi et al [6] have indicated that caregivers who deliver care to women with breast cancer in LMICs experience unique challenges due to under-resourced and limited cancer support systems.…”

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The experiences of family caregivers living with breast cancer patients in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Kusi

Mensah

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Caregivers of women with breast cancer in low-and-middle-income countries experience significant physical and economic burdens. The review aimed to map the evidence of studies that had reported on the experiences of family caregivers of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using a combination of key search terms and medical subject heading terms such as "family caregiver," "breast cancer," "home care," "low-and-middle-income countries," "experience," "effect," and "coping mechanism." A total of 1781 articles were retrieved and screened. Nineteen studies addressing caregiving experiences were included in the final review based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The systematic review yielded 19 studies that focused on caregivers' motivation, needs of caregivers, intervention for caregivers, and consequences of caregiving. The most significant correlates of the quality of life among caregivers were disease severity, functional status of patients, and family income. The challenges encountered by caregivers were mostly psychosocial. Conclusions: Caregivers play a crucial role in the management of women with breast cancer. However, they are faced with increasing challenges in their caregiving roles. Understanding the nature and extent of the burden experienced by family caregivers in developing countries will facilitate the development of appropriate interventions that can help improve caregivers' quality of life. Gaps in recent studies were identified, and suggestions for future research were also addressed in this review. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42019118391

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“…In a qualitative study by Cheng et al, male partners reported needing accurate and reliable medical and treatment-related information to help them support their partners. (18) This need for information by partners was also reported by other overseas researchers. (5) While studies in the Western population have reported patients and spouses needing counselling on changes in the patient's body image as a result of treatment, (17) the importance of receiving support in this area was perceived as extremely important in less than 40% of patients and 30% of caregivers in our population of Asian respondents.…”

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“…(15) Research into the needs of caregivers of women with breast cancer is lacking, particularly in the Asian setting. (5,(16)(17)(18) Studies have found that information needs are important to male partners in facilitating their ability to care for their wives at the time of diagnosis, while others have focused specifically on the impact of post-mastectomy changes in body image on partners. Studies that examined the QoL of caregivers have found that patients' QoL, disease factors and social factors (such as perceived adequacy of social support) influence the QoL of caregivers.…”

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Factors influencing quality of life of Asian breast cancer patients and their caregivers at diagnosis: perceived medical and psychosocial needs

Chow¹,

Tan²,

Aung³

et al. 2020

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‘Knowledge is power’: perceived needs and preferred services of male partners of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

Reconstruction of feminine identity: the strategies of women with breast cancer to cope with body image altered

Reconstruction of feminine identity: the strategies of women with breast cancer to cope with body image altered

The experiences of family caregivers living with breast cancer patients in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Factors influencing quality of life of Asian breast cancer patients and their caregivers at diagnosis: perceived medical and psychosocial needs

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