Ho Teaching Hospital, Ho, Ghana.
International Maritime Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Nurs Open. 2021 Nov;8(6):3161-3169. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1029. Epub 2021 Aug 17.
The study explored the experiences of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy at Ho Teaching Hospital.
A qualitative design which was exploratory and descriptive in nature was employed.
Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide. Saturation of data was reached after the eighth participant was interviewed. The interviews were audio-recorded and lasted between 30-70 min, and the data were analysed concurrently with data collection using content analysis. Three major themes emerged.
Participants experienced hair loss, changes in skin and nail pigmentation and social isolation. The study further revealed that inadequate access to information from healthcare providers and lack of resources coupled with financial constraints were among the major challenges participants faced. However, varied supports from significant others were of much help which enabled participants to go through their chemotherapy successfully.
本研究探讨了在何教学医院接受化疗的乳腺癌女性患者的体验。
采用定性设计，具有探索性和描述性。
采用目的性抽样招募参与者。使用半结构化访谈指南收集数据。在第八位参与者接受访谈后，达到了数据的饱和。访谈进行了录音，持续时间为 30-70 分钟，数据的分析与数据收集是同时进行的，使用的是内容分析法。出现了三个主要主题。
参与者经历了脱发、皮肤和指甲色素变化以及社会孤立。研究还表明，参与者面临的主要挑战包括难以从医疗保健提供者那里获得足够的信息以及缺乏资源和资金限制。然而，来自重要他人的各种支持非常有帮助，使参与者能够成功地完成化疗。
