Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Shantou, China.
Nurs Open. 2021 Sep;8(5):2429-2438. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1000. Epub 2021 Jul 27.
To describe the experience of empowerment for breast cancer survivors in order to increase quality of life after treatment.
We adopted a qualitative design in this study.
A qualitative descriptive approach guided by interpretive description methodology as the theoretical framework was used in this study. Semi-structured group and individual interviews were conducted with eleven female Chinese breast cancer survivors (mean age 54.18 years, 100% female).
Many survivors reported that they continued to experience disease-related discomfort from the physiological aspect, but they use multiple ways to improve quality of life. Breast cancer survivors experienced empowerment after treatment. Empowerment mainly required three components: a belief in good health, capability of self-management and acquisition of a good social support system.
描述乳腺癌幸存者的赋权体验,以提高治疗后的生活质量。
本研究采用定性设计。
本研究采用定性描述方法,以解释性描述方法学为理论框架。对 11 名中国女性乳腺癌幸存者(平均年龄 54.18 岁,100%为女性)进行了半结构式小组和个人访谈。
许多幸存者报告说,她们仍然从生理方面经历与疾病相关的不适,但她们使用多种方法来提高生活质量。乳腺癌幸存者在治疗后经历了赋权。赋权主要需要三个组成部分:对健康的信念、自我管理能力和获得良好的社会支持系统。