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PURPOSE: To conduct a detailed content analysis of the theme "I'm still Mom" as described by young women living with advanced breast cancer. PARTICIPANTS & SETTING: 12 young adult women living with advanced breast cancer were recruited from across the United States. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenologic method was used to analyze qualitative data from interviews and establish subthemes. FINDINGS: Women were a mean age of 36 years and had at least one child. The following three subthemes emerged from the overarching theme of I'm still Mom. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: This study provides a foundation for additional research that can inform family-centered education and interventions to help align the parenting priorities of this cohort of women, as well as optimize their quality of life.
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Adaptation, Psychological , Breast Neoplasms/psychology , Mothers/psychology , Parenting/psychology , Quality of Life/psychology , Adult , Attitude to Health , Female , Humans , Qualitative Research , United StatesABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To describe and interpret the lived experiences of young women with advanced breast cancer. PARTICIPANTS & SETTING: 12 women, aged 25-39 years with advanced breast cancer, were recruited from private Facebook groups for women with breast cancer. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: Van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenologic method was used. Data were collected through one or more semi-structured interviews over a six-month period. Analysis was conducted using NVivo, version 11. FINDINGS: The participants' multidimensional experiences were described by the overarching theme of wearing the mask of wellness in the presence of life-threatening illness. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: This study provides insight into the experiences of young women living with advanced breast cancer. Because these women may not appear ill to the general population, their needs and struggles are not well understood. The results of this study can be a baseline for additional research and clinical interventions.
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Breast Neoplasms/psychology , Deception , Adaptation, Psychological , Adult , Attitude to Health , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Female , Femininity , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Qualitative Research , Self Concept , Social Perception , Social Support , Socioeconomic FactorsABSTRACT
This secondary analysis was designed to place the methods and themes from a phenomenological study of the meaning of living with spinal cord injury for the family within the context of the Roy adaptation model. Seven themes emerged from the phenomenological study data. The content of each of the seven themes was found to reflect at least two of the modes of adaptation; one of the themes reflected all four of the modes of adaptation. The findings of this study revealed that the meaning of living with spinal cord injury reflects all four modes of adaptation.