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Factors promoting resilience among breast cancer patients: a qualitative study

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Pages 293-303 | Received 01 Sep 2014, Accepted 18 Jun 2018, Published online: 24 Jul 2018
 

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate resilience factors that helped Chinese breast cancer patients adapt to the trauma in the traditional Chinese cultural context. Method: Checklist-guided in-depth interviews were conducted on 15 Chinese breast cancer patients recruited from two affiliated teaching hospitals. All had adapted to the illness successfully. All interviews were guided by checklist-guided interview guidelines based on the social ecosystem theory. They were recorded digitally and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis was performed using published content analysis approach.

Findings: The main themes found to be relevant included hope for rehabilitation, hardiness, confidence in situation, optimistic attitude to the disease, gratitude to supporters, mastery of life. Each level of these individual resource interacted with each other, which was consistent with the micro system of social ecosystem theory.

Conclusion: This study showed that individual resource played a significant role in helping the Chinese breast cancer patients deal with the illness. There is a clear need to develop a comprehensive evaluation system to help clinical nurses assess patients’ individual resource and promote better adaption to breast cancer.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the breast cancer patients and medical staff who supported this study.

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