Northouse L L
Cancer Nurs. 1989 Oct;12(5):276-84.
The purpose of this descriptive study was fourfold: (a) to assess the adjustment concerns of patients and husbands after a mastectomy, (b) to describe their reactions to seeing the mastectomy incision, (c) to determine which phase of illness was most stressful for them, and (d) to identify factors that helped them cope with the illness. Tape-recorded interviews were conducted with 50 mastectomy patients and their husbands in the hospital just after surgery and 1 month later. Transcripts were content analyzed by two independent raters. Results indicated that survival concerns were the predominant worries reported by patients and husbands in the hospital and 1 month after surgery. Although most of the husbands reacted well to seeing their wives' mastectomy incision, a small group of husbands reported that it was a difficult experience. Patients and husbands indicated that emotional support, information, attitude, and religion were the factors that helped them cope with the illness during this time.
(a)评估乳房切除术后患者及其丈夫的适应问题；(b)描述他们看到乳房切除切口后的反应；(c)确定疾病的哪个阶段对他们压力最大；(d)找出帮助他们应对疾病的因素。在手术后不久及1个月后，对50名乳房切除患者及其丈夫在医院进行了录音访谈。由两名独立评分者对访谈记录进行内容分析。结果表明，对生存的担忧是患者及其丈夫在医院以及术后1个月报告的主要担忧。尽管大多数丈夫对看到妻子的乳房切除切口反应良好，但一小部分丈夫表示这是一次艰难的经历。患者及其丈夫表示，情感支持、信息、态度和宗教是这段时间帮助他们应对疾病的因素。
