Psychological experiences of Druze women with breast cancer

Bibliographic Data

ID4229424
AuthorsAvital Gershfeld-Litvin (0000-0001-5111-5252, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel), Itay Ressler (0000-0002-6030-6162, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel), Khola Daher (The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel), Samer Halabi (0000-0002-1338-9444, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel)
Year2025
Volume30
Issue3
Pages410-420
Publication date2025-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053241262640
PMID39066521
OpenAlexW4401056755
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Druze women who were diagnosed with breast cancer. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine Druze women. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and three themes were generated. The first was "cancer discourse": participants utilized codeswitching and medical jargon in their rhetoric, in a manner that seemed to imply difficulty to speak directly about their experiences. The second was "self-image": the cancer and its treatments seem to have had an impact on participants' body image and overall sense of femininity. The third was "coping": sense and meaning-making as well as faith and family were identified as major coping mechanisms. Findings suggest a need for cultural competence in psychological interventions for breast cancer survivors

Breast cancer · Cancer · Film in Education and Therapy · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology

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