"What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer

Purpose: Most qualitative studies do not explore experience throughout the urologic cancer survival trajectory. Moreover, the evidence of the experience of cancer survivors that focuses on the contextual aspects of culture is scarce in oncology literature. This study aimed to analyze the survival ex...

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Autores: Neris, Rhyquelle Rhibna, Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi, Nascimento, Lucila, García Vivar, Cristina, Zago, Márcia Maria Fontão
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Palabra clave:Anthropology
Medical
Nursing research
Qualitative research
Oncology nursing
Survival
Urologic neoplasms
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spelling "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancerNeris, Rhyquelle RhibnaLeite, Ana Carolina Andrade BiaggiNascimento, LucilaGarcía Vivar, CristinaZago, Márcia Maria FontãoAnthropologyMedicalNursing researchQualitative researchOncology nursingSurvivalUrologic neoplasmsPurpose: Most qualitative studies do not explore experience throughout the urologic cancer survival trajectory. Moreover, the evidence of the experience of cancer survivors that focuses on the contextual aspects of culture is scarce in oncology literature. This study aimed to analyze the survival experience of urological cancer from the perspective of men. Method: This was a narrative research based on the concepts of culture derived from the interpretative medical anthropologic approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 male survivors of urological cancer at different survival seasons. Seven participants agreed to a second interview, which resulted in 17 interviews. The data were analyzed using a five-phase thematic analysis approach. The findings are presented as narrative syntheses. The standards for reporting qualitative research (SPQR) was used in this study. Results: Two narrative syntheses were constructed: "The journey of urological cancer: discovering oneself as a survivor" and "What I was and what I am today": the disruption on the body and life. The narrative synthesis shows that survivors undergo transitions of identity from being healthy men to wrecked men. The survivors tried to present themselves as normal men to keep their masculinity intact. However, the experience of survival constituted a process of liminality and biographical disruption. Conclusion: The experience of surviving urological cancer has highlighted the physical, emotional, and social challenges experienced by these male survivors. It is recommended to oncology nurses that nursing care should be planned along survival seasons considering the survivor's individual and subjective experiences.This study was supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES), Finance code 001, and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brasil, [Grant number: 305368/2014-1].ElsevierCiencias de la SaludOsasun ZientziakInstitute of Smart Cities - ISC2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2454/52917reponame:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarrainstname:Universidad Pública de NavarraInglés© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/529172026-06-17T12:41:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
title "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
spellingShingle "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
Neris, Rhyquelle Rhibna
Anthropology
Medical
Nursing research
Qualitative research
Oncology nursing
Survival
Urologic neoplasms
title_short "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
title_full "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
title_fullStr "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
title_full_unstemmed "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
title_sort "What I was and what I am": a qualitative study of survivors' experience of urological cancer
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Neris, Rhyquelle Rhibna
Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi
Nascimento, Lucila
García Vivar, Cristina
Zago, Márcia Maria Fontão
author Neris, Rhyquelle Rhibna
author_facet Neris, Rhyquelle Rhibna
Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi
Nascimento, Lucila
García Vivar, Cristina
Zago, Márcia Maria Fontão
author_role author
author2 Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi
Nascimento, Lucila
García Vivar, Cristina
Zago, Márcia Maria Fontão
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author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias de la Salud
Osasun Zientziak
Institute of Smart Cities - ISC
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anthropology
Medical
Nursing research
Qualitative research
Oncology nursing
Survival
Urologic neoplasms
topic Anthropology
Medical
Nursing research
Qualitative research
Oncology nursing
Survival
Urologic neoplasms
description Purpose: Most qualitative studies do not explore experience throughout the urologic cancer survival trajectory. Moreover, the evidence of the experience of cancer survivors that focuses on the contextual aspects of culture is scarce in oncology literature. This study aimed to analyze the survival experience of urological cancer from the perspective of men. Method: This was a narrative research based on the concepts of culture derived from the interpretative medical anthropologic approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 male survivors of urological cancer at different survival seasons. Seven participants agreed to a second interview, which resulted in 17 interviews. The data were analyzed using a five-phase thematic analysis approach. The findings are presented as narrative syntheses. The standards for reporting qualitative research (SPQR) was used in this study. Results: Two narrative syntheses were constructed: "The journey of urological cancer: discovering oneself as a survivor" and "What I was and what I am today": the disruption on the body and life. The narrative synthesis shows that survivors undergo transitions of identity from being healthy men to wrecked men. The survivors tried to present themselves as normal men to keep their masculinity intact. However, the experience of survival constituted a process of liminality and biographical disruption. Conclusion: The experience of surviving urological cancer has highlighted the physical, emotional, and social challenges experienced by these male survivors. It is recommended to oncology nurses that nursing care should be planned along survival seasons considering the survivor's individual and subjective experiences.
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