Patients’ lived experiences of excisional breast biopsy: a phenomenological study¹

Abstract

It was determined that patients undergoing excisional breast biopsy had significant information and spiritual needs and experienced a fear of having cancer, losing their breasts and dying in surgery. Relevance to clinical practice. Although there are many studies about breast cancer and day surgery patients' experiences in the literature, no studies were found about patients' experiences with day surgery excisional breast biopsy procedures. The results provide a possible framework for patient care.

Effect of Group Therapy on Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Turkish Patients with Breast Cancer

“…Spirituality and cultural meaning are very important issues in cancer (Demir et al, 2008;Ozkan et al, 2011;Garlic et al, 2011, Jafari et al, 2012Thune-Boyle et al, 2012). The psychological and psychosocial burden of cancer should be analyzed within the specific sociocultural setting of the patient in Turkey.…”

Postoperative recovery from the perspective of day surgery patients: A phenomenographic study

“…Patients also have to deal with psychological issues post-discharge, for instance mood swings and anxiety. Also, a changed body image and appearance due to swelling and discoloration of the surgery site might be bothersome for some patients (Demir et al, 2008, Gilmartin, 2007. Many day surgery patients expect recovery to be fast (Mottram, 2010), with no (or only limited) effects on role functions.…”

“…To ensure a safe and efficient throughput, nursing often focuses on physiological measurements. However, to attain a patient-centred approach and to enable patients to successfully manage their recovery, psychosocial aspects have to be taken into account (Demir et al, 2008, Mitchell, 2010.…”

Spirituality and Religiosity during the Perioperative Period for Cancer Patients and their Family: An Integrative Systematic Review

“…Of this, 53 studies were included for full article review which yielded a final seven articles (see Figure 1). [1][2][3]5,[11][12][13] Of the seven included studies, six enrolled women with breast cancer and one study enrolled men with urologic cancers, primarily prostate cancer. The study populations were ethnically and geographically diverse with one study conducted in Turkey, one in South Korea, one in Canada, one in the United Kingdom.…”

“…1,3,12 One study included only post-surgery outcomes and three measured only pre-surgery outcomes. 13,2,5,11 If the studies included time point data outside of the timeline of our systematic review, that data was not included in our review. See table 3 for study conclusions pre-and postsurgery.…”