Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Nov;30(6):e5346-e5355. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13956. Epub 2022 Aug 10.
Increasing evidence on men's involvement in informal, unpaid care has not transferred to the research literature around men's experiences. The aim was to explore the perspectives of men who are caring for a female partner with cancer over 1 year. Longitudinal narrative interviews (n = 22) were conducted with eight men in the UK from 2018 to 2019. Participants were aged from 32 to 76 years old, were all white British and in heterosexual relationships with women diagnosed with a range of cancer types. Interviews were transcribed and then analysed using a structural and performance approach to narrative analysis. We present, across four scenes, a process of change, transition and emotion management as the men were launched into a role that came with new responsibilities and expectations. Our study advances knowledge by highlighting the way that men perform and reflect on their negotiation with masculine discourses while supporting their partner, with implications for policy, research and practice.
越来越多的证据表明，男性参与非正式、无报酬的护理，但这并没有体现在男性护理经验的研究文献中。本研究旨在探讨照顾患有癌症的女性伴侣超过 1 年的男性的观点。2018 年至 2019 年，在英国对 8 名男性进行了纵向叙事访谈（n=22）。参与者年龄在 32 至 76 岁之间，均为白种人，与被诊断出患有多种癌症类型的女性保持异性恋关系。采访内容被转录，然后使用结构和表现叙事分析方法进行分析。我们通过四个场景展示了一种变化、过渡和情绪管理的过程，因为男性被赋予了新的责任和期望，从而进入了一个新的角色。我们的研究通过强调男性在支持伴侣的同时与男性话语进行协商的方式以及对政策、研究和实践的影响，推进了这方面的知识。
