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Kvinnors upplevelser av bröstcancer efter avslutad primärbehandling: En litteraturstudie
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2019 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women's experiences of breast cancer after primary treatment : A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Bröstcancer är den vanligaste dödsorsaken bland kvinnor och är den vanligaste cancersjukdomen i Sverige. Sjukdomen behandlas med kirurgi, strålning, cellgifter och hormoner. Omvårdnaden på dessa kvinnor grundar sig på att stötta, hjälpa och motivera till egenvård, självförtroende och förändra syn på livet.  

Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva kvinnors upplevelser av bröstcancer efter avslutad primärbehandling.  

Metod: I denna litteraturöversikt har åtta kvalitativa och två mixade forskningsrapporter inkluderats. Dessa har inhämtats från databaserna Cinahl Complete, PubMed och PsycINFO med sökorden breast neoplasms”,”life experience” och “survivors”. Samtliga artiklar kvalitetsgranskades och analyserades enligt Fribergs (2017) metod för kvantitativa och kvalitativa studier. 

Resultat: Kvinnor upplevde förändrat liv efter bröstcancerbehandling. Bröstcancer ledde till kroppsliga och mentala utmaningar som påverkade kvinnornas vardag, förändrad kroppsuppfattning och känslor samt förändrade relationer. Resultatet delades i tre huvudkategorier, upplevelse av förändrad kropp, rädsla ochrelationer.

Diskussion: Resultatet diskuterades utifrån Dorothea Orems omvårdnadsteori och tidigare forskningar samt kvinnornas upplevelser. Resultatet visar att kvinnor efter avslutad primärbehandling upplevde rädsla och en förändrad syn på sin kropp. Författarna diskuterar i resultatdiskussionen sjuksköterskans roll i uppföljningsvården av kvinnor som har drabbats av bröstcancer.

Abstract [en]

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of death among women and it is the most common cancer disease in Sweden. The disease is treated with surgery, radiation, chemo and hormones. The nursing care of these women is focused on supporting, helping, and motivating self-care, self-confidence and life changes. 

Aim: The purpose was to describe women's experiences of breast cancer after completing primary treatment.

Method: In this review of literature, eight qualitative and two mixed method articles have been included. These have been obtained from the databases Cinahl Complete, PubMed and PsycINFO with the keywords "breast neoplasms", "life experience" and“survivors”. All of the articles were quality-reviewed and analyzed according to Friberg's (2017) method for quantitative and qualitative studies.

Results: Women experienced a life change after breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer caused bodily and mental challenges that affected women's everyday lives, changed body image, emotions and changed relationships. The result was presented to three main categories, experience of changed body, fear andrelationships.

Discussion: The result was discussed in relation to Dorothea Orem's nursing theory and previous research as well as the women's experiences. The result shows that women after primary treatment often experienced fear and a changed view of their body. The authors discuss the role of the nurse in the follow-up care of women who have suffered from breast cancer.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. , p. 36
Keywords [en]
Female, Breast neoplasms, Survivor, Perception.
Keywords [sv]
Kvinnor, Bröstcancer, Överlevnad, Upplevelse. 
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-7574OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-7574DiVA, id: diva2:1320098
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Medicine
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Available from: 2019-06-07 Created: 2019-06-04 Last updated: 2019-06-12Bibliographically approved

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