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Kvinnors upplevelse av lidande relaterat till cytostatikabehandlingen vid bröstcancer: En litteraturöversikt
University of Skövde, School of Health and Education.
University of Skövde, School of Health and Education.
2016 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women's experience of suffering related to chemotherapy during breast cancer : A litterature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Bröstcancer är den vanligaste cancerformen bland kvinnor och en vanlig behandlingsmetod är cytostatika, vilken kommer med ett flertal biverkningar. Lidande kategoriseras i tre olika former. Etiska principer används vid ställningstagande av behandling. Syfte: Att beskriva kvinnors upplevelse av lidande relaterat till cytostatikabehandlingen vid bröstcancer. Metod: Studien är en litteraturöversikt som utgår från kvalitativ forskning. Elva artiklar granskades och sammanfattades genom att utgå från Friberg (2012). Resultat: Kvinnor med bröstcancer drabbas av ett lidande i relation till cytostatikabehandling. De upplever att de förlorar en del av sin identitet i samband med att de får ett förändrat utseende. Människor i deras omgivning behandlar dem annorlunda och de klarar inte av att göra samma saker som tidigare i rollen som mor, fru, väninna och kollega. Lidandet består även av fysiska symtom relaterade till själva behandlings- och sjukperioden, men även av symtom som inte går tillbaka efter avslutad behandling. Diskussion: Det är de fysiska biverkningarna som leder till psykiska biverkningar då kvinnorna upplever förlorad identitet, skuld och skam. Vårdpersonalen har en viktig roll i att informera och bemöta kvinnorna på ett bra sätt för att minska vårdlidande. Cytostatikabehandlingen ger upphov till lidande i form av både sjukdomslidande och vårdlidande, men även livslidande. 

Abstract [en]

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and a common treatment is chemotherapy, which comes with side effects. Suffering can be categorized in three different forms. Ethical principles are used to motivate choice of treatment. Aim: To describe women's experience of suffering related to chemotherapy during breast cancer. Method: The study is a literature review based on qualitative research. Eleven articles were reviewed and summarized by using Friberg (2012). Results: Women with breast cancer experience suffering when undergoing chemotherapy. They feel loss of their identity when their looks changes. People around them treat them differently and they are not able to do the same things as before in the role of mother, wife, friend and colleague. Suffering also consists of physical symptoms related to the treatment and the illness period, but some of the symptoms do not go away after treatment. Discussion: Physical side effects lead to psychological side effects as women experiences loss of identity, guilt and shame. Health care professionals have an important role in informing and to counter women in a good way to reduce suffering. Chemotherapy leads to suffering due to the illness and treatment, but it is also related to their existence. 

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2016. , p. 20
Keywords [en]
Breast cancer, chemotherapy, experience, suffering, women
Keywords [sv]
Bröstcancer, cytostatika, kvinnor, lidande, upplevelse
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-12252OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-12252DiVA, id: diva2:928523
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Nursing/Nursing Science
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Nursing - Study Programme
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Available from: 2016-06-07 Created: 2016-05-16 Last updated: 2016-06-07Bibliographically approved

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