Department of Nursing and Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing, University of Leon, 24071 Leon, Spain.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Faculty of Nursing, University of Leon, 24071 Leon, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 5;19(15):9672. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159672.
Breast cancer has major public health implications, as it is the most frequent malignant tumor and the leading cause of cancer death in women. Survivors have many needs, including strategies to cope with the associated distress. We explore whether focus groups are useful for nurses to obtain information about the emotional state of breast cancer women, and develop strategies for coping with the stress that this disease entails. A qualitative study was carried out, involving 25 focus groups with 83 women treated for breast cancer, recruited from the local Breast Cancer Association (ALMOM). Four open-ended questions were employed, and 60-min discussions were carried out. They were transcribed, analyzed, coded, and the themes identified. Four major themes emerged, including "complex emotional evolution", "emotional isolation", "lack of information" and "inability to give advice". Women admitted that this disease had been a stressful factor for them, causing emotional (anxiety, irritability, anger or guilt) and cognitive disorders (confusion, lack of concentration, forgetfulness). The use of focus groups in breast cancer survivors allows nurses to evaluate the expression of emotions in these women, and collect and share information about their feelings, thoughts and experiences, so that survivors can cope more easily with the stress related to their illness.
乳腺癌具有重大的公共卫生意义，因为它是最常见的恶性肿瘤，也是女性癌症死亡的主要原因。幸存者有许多需求，包括应对相关痛苦的策略。我们探讨了焦点小组是否有助于护士了解乳腺癌女性的情绪状态，并制定应对这种疾病带来的压力的策略。这是一项定性研究，涉及 25 个焦点小组，共 83 名接受乳腺癌治疗的女性，这些女性是从当地乳腺癌协会（ALMOM）招募的。采用了四个开放式问题，并进行了 60 分钟的讨论。将其转录、分析、编码，并确定主题。出现了四个主要主题，包括“复杂的情绪演变”、“情绪孤立”、“缺乏信息”和“无法提供建议”。女性承认这种疾病给她们带来了压力，导致情绪（焦虑、烦躁、愤怒或内疚）和认知障碍（困惑、注意力不集中、健忘）。在乳腺癌幸存者中使用焦点小组可以让护士评估这些女性的情绪表达，并收集和分享有关她们的感受、想法和经历的信息，以便幸存者更容易应对与疾病相关的压力。
