Perceived barriers to self-management in Malaysian women with breast cancer.
Asia Pac J Public Health
; 19(3): 52-7, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
Naturalistic inquiry using focus group interviews was undertaken to explore experiences and perceived barriers to self management in women with breast cancer. The aim was to identify their perceived barriers to self management to aid the development of rehabilitation programmes. Successful programmes are strongly linked to patients' perceived needs. Four focus groups consisted of 39 women, were purposively recruited. Women's needs within the three areas of medical, emotional and role management of breast cancer were explored. The main barriers were unavailability of information, inability to access services-and-support, and socioeconomic-cultural issues (entrenched myths, low-socioeconomic status, and inadequate insurance-health legislative coverage). The findings provide the critically lacking 'expert-view' of survivors, who verified the importance of the medical, emotional and role management tasks, and highlighted barriers and structural solutions. With breast cancer becoming recognised as a form of chronic illness, this study is timely.
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Assunto principal:
Autocuidado
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Avaliação das Necessidades
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Asia Pac J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article