Experiences of social support among Kashmiri women with breast cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21148941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Hamid (0000-0002-6950-4050, University of Kashmir, corresponding author), Tanveer Ahmad Khan (0000-0002-4610-2147, Aligarh Muslim University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 52-72 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Risk & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-8575 • E-ISSN: 1469-8331 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13698575.2021.1901858 |
| OpenAlex | W3136362819 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 55 |
One of the major global health crises in the contemporary scenario is the rapid increase in the incidence of the disease of cancer in general with breast cancer in particular affecting millions of women worldwide. The diagnosis of breast cancer provokes a series of changes in patient’s lives with social support seen as critical in facilitating women cope with the illness as well as the stress associated with it. Although breast cancer has emerged as the focus of clinical research and intervention in Kashmir, the experiences of support dynamics characterising post-diagnosis situation among such patients have been neglected. This qualitative study, thus, investigated the experiences of Kashmiri women with breast cancer regarding social support. Participants were invited for in-depth face-to-face interviews between November 2018 and March 2019 using snowball sampling technique, and the participants were recruited until data saturation was reached (n= 12). The study revealed that participants received overwhelming support (emotional, financial, practical, moral, and informational) from significant others (parents, siblings, husbands, children, extended family), important others (relatives, friends, neighbours, colleagues, peers), healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, paramedics, physician’s assistants), and religion and spirituality (religious beliefs and practices, spiritual healers, shrines) throughout their journey with breast cancer and reported varying positive outcomes as a result of the support received. Moreover, social support received provided them strength, and encouragement and instilled feeling of optimism that helped them to deal with their illness. The study further highlights a need for interventions that could address the unmet support needs thereby reducing the disturbance and sufferings experienced by women post-diagnosis
Breast cancer · Cancer · Family medicine · Feeling · Focus group · Optimism · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Snowball sampling · Social support · Thematic analysis · Cancer survivorship and care · Family Support in Illness · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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