Seeking certainty through narrative closure
Men's Stories of Prostate Cancer Treatments in a State of Liminality
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2249363 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ilkka Pietilä (0000-0002-3830-3619, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Tampere Tampere Finland, autor correspondente), Raisa Jurva (Faculty of Social Sciences University of Tampere Tampere Finland), Hanna Ojala (0000-0003-4263-9665, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Tampere Tampere Finland), Teuvo L J Tammela (0000-0002-3529-4649, Tampere University), Teuvo Tammela (Faculty of Medicine University of Tampere Tampere Finland) |
| Ano | 2018 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 639-653 |
| Data de publicação | 2018-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Sociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9566.12671 |
| PMID | 29430679 |
| OpenAlex | W2792005483 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 14 |
| Referências citadas | 40 |
Radical treatments of prostate cancer often lead to a pervasive liminal state that is characterised by multiple uncertainties that relate both to a possible recurrence of cancer and recovery from side effects, such as erectile and urinary dysfunctions. Liminality can make it difficult for cancer patients to narrate their experiences, as their stories lack a definite ending. After interviews with 22 Finnish men who had undergone radical prostatectomy, we analysed how men produce closure in their illness narratives. Focusing on the timelines of control visits or their anticipated recovery from side effects, these interviewees sought provisional certainty within a seemingly chaotic future. By locating erectile dysfunction in the wider context of a life-course and interpreting their fading sexuality as a 'natural' consequence of ageing, these men were adjusting to their post-operative lives. Our study further shows that the inability to adjust personal experiences to positive culturally available storylines that provide a chance for the narrative reconstruction of life, can cause materialised negative consequences, such as relationship breakdowns
Cancer · Certainty · Closure (psychology · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Liminality · Narrative · Political science · Prostate cancer · Prostatectomy · Sociology · Empathy and Medical Education · Gender Studies · History · Internal Medicine · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Obras citantes distintas | 14 |
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| Citações por ano | 2,33 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 14 |