Social representations of cancer in patients from Medellín, Colombia
A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13075868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis Felipe Higuita‐Gutiérrez (0000-0003-1361-3124, Universidad de Antioquia, corresponding author), Diego Alejandro Estrada-Mesa (0000-0001-8102-7229, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia), Jaiberth Antonio Cardona‐Arias (0000-0002-7101-929X, Universidad de Antioquia) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pages | 1257776-1257776 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2297-7775 • E-ISSN: 2297-7775 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1257776 |
| PMID | 38108048 |
| OpenAlex | W4389223315 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
In this group negative representations about cancer persist, this way of understanding the disease is determined by the convergence of cultural meanings and personal experiences. The causal representation is connected to the actions and willingness of the patients to face their diagnosis. In this sense, two categories stand out: the first expresses that cancer is the consequence of a body subjected to excessive productivity; the second subsumes a psychogenic predisposition caused by the context where the ideology of happiness appears to be a social norm. This double saturation in which an individual is immersed results in new burdens that are not visible to caregivers and healthcare workers
Disease · Epistemology · Etiology · Explanatory model · Ideology · Pathology · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychogenic disease · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Social representation · Empathy and Medical Education · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |