“What I was and what I am”: A qualitative study of survivors’ experience of urological cancer

Neris, Rhyquelle Rhibna; Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi; Nascimento, Lucila Castanheira; García-Vivar, Cristina; Zago, Márcia María Fontão

doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2019.101692

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“…The concept of biographical disruption concept has been used to understand the experience of many illness, such as stroke (Faircloth, Boylstein, Rittman, Young, & Gubrium, 2004), multiple sclerosis (Green, Todd, & Pevalin, 2007), and different types of cancers including prostate cancer (Cayless et al, 2010;Hubbard & Forbat, 2012;Hubbard, Kidd, & Kearney, 2010;Neris, Leite, Nascimento, García-Vivar, & Zago, 2020;Reeve, Lloyd-Williams, Payne, & Dowrick, 2010;Trusson, Pilnick, & Roy, 2016). Cayless et al (2010), Forbat (2012), andNeris et al (2020) have used Bury's concepts to show that prostate cancer and its treatments have disruptive effects on men's bodies, the physical and psychosocial aspects of their lives, besides their masculinity. These findings match the findings of the literature discussed in section two and three of this chapter.…”

Section: Biographical Disruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, the side effects of prostate cancer treatments, in particular sexual and urinary problems, are major visible disrupters of men's bodies that create other unsettling physical and psychosocial effects on their lives (Cayless et al, 2010). As a result, the significance of these disruptive effects on some men can change how they internally and socially view themselves, such as from being active, independent, healthy men to the opposite (Cayless et al, 2010;Neris et al, 2020). Cayless et al (2010) and Neris et al (2020) also demonstrate how men with prostate cancer may face and manage the disruptive effects of their cancer experience in line with Bury's concept of adapting.…”

Section: Biographical Disruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a result, the significance of these disruptive effects on some men can change how they internally and socially view themselves, such as from being active, independent, healthy men to the opposite (Cayless et al, 2010;Neris et al, 2020). Cayless et al (2010) and Neris et al (2020) also demonstrate how men with prostate cancer may face and manage the disruptive effects of their cancer experience in line with Bury's concept of adapting. This can be through accepting their illness and employing different types of strategies.…”

Section: Biographical Disruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The liminality concept has been used as a framework in studying and understanding the experience of prostate cancer, which shows that men with this illness face the two stages of liminality along with their cancer experience (Cayless et al, 2010;Neris et al, 2020;Pietilä, Jurva, Ojala, & Tammela, 2018). The acute liminality stage is presented when men discover their prostate cancer and when this makes them experience fear, feel disoriented and uncertain about their lives.…”

Section: Liminalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Navon and Morag (2004) found that the influence of prostate cancer treatment on men's bodies, especially their sexual function, creates a liminal state (disorientation) for these men to classify themselves as men in their society. Neris et al (2020) add that liminality describes the transition of men's identity, such as from healthy men to wrecked men, due to the significant influences of the cancer experience on their bodies and the physical and psychosocial aspects of their life.…”

Section: Liminalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring prostate cancer experiences among Jordanian Muslim men

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Over the last decade, prostate cancer has been the most common cancer among men around the world. This study explores the experiences of this illness among a group of Jordanian Muslim men. The study aims to identify the impacts and challenges these men face throughout their experiences with cancer. Through the exploration, the study also focuses on the effects of these impacts and challenges on the men’s bodies, lives, and their identity, particularly gender. The study used ‘biographical disruption’ and ‘liminality’ theoretical concepts of illness narrative and the works of Connell (2000, 2002, 2005) on gender as a theoretical framework. It adopted a qualitative narrative approach in order to understand this cancer experience among these men. Fifteen Jordanian Muslim men, who had been treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, were recruited, and interviewed to narrate their stories with prostate cancer. Three narrative analytical approaches (thematic, holistic form, and Bamberg’s positioning model) were used and integrated with the study’s theoretical framework for analysing the men’s stories. Five main key findings resulted from the analysis as follows. First, there is a range of common and specific disruptive impacts and challenges facing these men compared with other men who have similar experiences. Second, there are differing experiences of prostate cancer among these men across the cancer trajectory and over time. Third, the family of the affected men are involved and become a part of this illness experience along with the direct involvement of the healthcare providers with the men. Fourth, there are interactions and influences between the cancer experience and the men’s masculinity. Fifth, the complexity of this experience has an influence on the men’s identity as Jordanian Muslim men. The study, therefore, adds to the existing knowledge about the experience of prostate cancer by understanding how it can be from (Jordanian) Arabic Middle Eastern and Islamic contexts. The study concludes with implications and recommendations for nursing practice, for education, and for illness narrative and narrative research.

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Section: Biographical Disruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Biographical Disruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Biographical Disruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Liminalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Liminalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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"Dancing on the edge of the abyss": Posttraumatic growth in men cancer survivors

Levin-Dagan,

Hamama

2024

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Exploring Meaning of Life in Women With Breast Cancer in Taiwan: A Phenomenological Study

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Long

Tseng

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Journal of Nursing Research

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Background: Globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer type in terms of incidence for women. Women with breast cancer endure higher levels of psychological distress than other types of cancer because many lose their identity as a woman, which is an additional characteristic of their psychological distress. Research using phenomenology to explore "the meaning of life" is rare among women with breast cancer.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of women with breast cancer on "the meaning of life." Methods: A phenomenological approach was used. Twenty-six women living with breast cancer drawn from a cancer treatment hospital in Taiwan participated in this study. A semistructured interview was utilized to collect the data, and Colaizzi's seven steps were used to analyze the data.Results: Four themes emerged: (a) value of overcoming suffering, (b) value of reciprocal love, (c) value of self-transcendence, and (d) value of spiritual comfort. This means that the participants defined "the meaning of life" through the lens of suffering from cancer, reciprocal love from their families and friends, uncovering and discovering creative pathways that transformed their pain while searching for the value of their existence, and seeking spiritual guidance from religion. Conclusions:The participants identified the most pivotal aspect of healing as transforming their pain and accepting value for their suffering. They acknowledged they could not change the fact that they had cancer, but they could learn to accept it as part of their lived experience. Healthcare professionals may use these four themes at a clinically appropriate time on women's journeys toward healing to inspire women with breast cancer to process their own unique "meaning of life."

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“What I was and what I am”: A qualitative study of survivors’ experience of urological cancer

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Exploring prostate cancer experiences among Jordanian Muslim men

Exploring prostate cancer experiences among Jordanian Muslim men

"Dancing on the edge of the abyss": Posttraumatic growth in men cancer survivors

Exploring Meaning of Life in Women With Breast Cancer in Taiwan: A Phenomenological Study

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