Levkovich Inbar, Cohen Miri, Karkabi Khaled
a Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, The Division of Family Medicine, The Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine , Haifa , Israel.
b University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences , Mount Carmel , Haifa , Israel.
Behav Med. 2019 Jan-Mar;45(1):7-18. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2017.1399100. Epub 2017 Dec 8.
The study explored the experience of fatigue, its effects and ways of coping with fatigue and the role of family and social support among breast cancer patients. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 breast cancer patients stages I-III, aged 34-67, who were up to one year after the termination of chemotherapy. Two main themes emerged: "Being imprisoned in the body of an 80-year-old," focuses the fatigue experienced by younger and older women, during and post treatment, including the different patterns of fatigue and the various means of coping with fatigue; The "Family's bear-hug" exemplifies the role of the environment in coping with the experience of fatigue and the complexities entailed in receiving support from family and friends. The study provides a comprehensive picture of fatigue in its various contexts during and post-treatment and its impact on family relations and quality of life among younger and older breast cancer patients.
该研究探讨了乳腺癌患者疲劳的经历、其影响、应对疲劳的方式以及家庭和社会支持的作用。对13名年龄在34 - 67岁、处于I - III期且化疗结束后长达一年的乳腺癌患者进行了深入的半结构化访谈。出现了两个主要主题：“被困在80岁老人的身体里”，聚焦于年轻和年长女性在治疗期间及治疗后的疲劳经历，包括不同的疲劳模式和应对疲劳的各种方式；“家人的拥抱”体现了环境在应对疲劳经历中的作用以及从家人和朋友那里获得支持所涉及的复杂性。该研究全面呈现了治疗期间及治疗后不同背景下的疲劳情况及其对年轻和年长乳腺癌患者家庭关系和生活质量的影响。
