Fredette S L
Fitchburg State College, MA.
Cancer Nurs. 1995 Feb;18(1):35-46.
With 5-year cancer survival rates increasing and breast cancer appearing in one of eight women in the United States, health-care providers need to become aware of issues common to this population. Knowledge of coping strategies can be used to improve the lives of survivors. This descriptive study used a semistructured interview to delineate concerns and coping as perceived by 14 women who had lived at least 5 years after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Informants gave evidence of a survivor personality as they described the use of multiple coping strategies, with information-seeking, work, spirituality, and family being predominant. The majority indicated that awareness of vulnerability had effected changes in how they viewed life. Their major concern was fear of recurrence. These women made adjustments to living with cancer and were able to describe positive aspects of their cancer experiences.
随着美国癌症患者5年生存率的提高以及每八位女性中就有一位患乳腺癌，医疗保健提供者需要了解这一人群常见的问题。应对策略的知识可用于改善幸存者的生活。这项描述性研究采用半结构化访谈，以描绘14名乳腺癌诊断后至少存活5年的女性所感知到的担忧和应对方式。受访者在描述多种应对策略的使用时表现出幸存者的个性，其中以寻求信息、工作、精神信仰和家庭为主。大多数人表示，对自身易感性的认识改变了他们对生活的看法。她们主要担心癌症复发。这些女性对与癌症共存做出了调整，并能够描述她们癌症经历中的积极方面。
