Counseling and Coaching, Graduate School, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea.
Dharma College, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 30;19(19):12510. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912510.
This study applied the Q methodology to explore breast cancer patients' perceived difficulties in their fight against the disease. We used literature analysis and in-depth interviews and selected 162 statements for the Q population. Then, we chose 40 universal and representative statements for the Q samples from the Q population. The P sample included 13 breast cancer patients in the early stage of the disease who participated in the Q sorting. We interviewed the study participants with high factor weights by type of P sample. The study's results showed three types of breast cancer patients' perceptions of difficulties in the initial fight against the disease. Type 1 showed 'fear of the future', Type 2 showed 'helplessness against what cannot be controlled', and Type 3 showed 'frustration due to difficulties in role performance.' Based on these results, we discuss the characteristics, meanings, and significance of individual types of breast cancer patients' perceptions of the disease, including suggestions for follow-up studies.
本研究采用 Q 方法探讨乳癌患者在对抗疾病过程中的知觉困难。我们运用文献分析和深度访谈，从文献中选取 162 个陈述句形成 Q 集。然后，我们从 Q 集中选取 40 个具有普遍性和代表性的陈述句形成 Q 样本。P 样本包括 13 名处于疾病早期阶段的乳癌患者，他们参与了 Q 分类。我们对具有高因子权重的研究参与者进行了 P 样本类型的访谈。研究结果显示，乳癌患者在最初对抗疾病的过程中有三种知觉困难类型。第一型表现为“对未来的恐惧”，第二型表现为“对无法控制的事情感到无助”，第三型表现为“因角色表现困难而受挫”。基于这些结果，我们讨论了个体类型乳癌患者对疾病的知觉特征、意义和重要性，包括对后续研究的建议。
