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Kvinnor med bröstcancer och deras upplevelser efter mastektomi: en litteraturöversikt
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women with breast cancer and their experiences after a mastectomy : a literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund​: För kvinnor är bröstcancer den vanligaste cancerformen i världen. Bröstcancer behandlas ofta genom mastektomi. En mastektomi innebär ett kirurgiskt ingrepp där hela eller delar av bröstet opereras bort. Förlusten av en kroppsdel påverkar människan både fysiskt och psykiskt.

Syfte:  Syftet med litteraturöversikten var att belysa kvinnors upplevelser efter mastektomi som behandling av bröstcancer.  

Metod: Litteraturöversikt baserad på tio kvalitativa artiklar som valdes utifrån relevans till syftet. Artiklarna hittades i Cinahl Complete, Pubmed och Science Direct, genom sökningar inom årspanet 2009-2019. Fribergs metod användes för att granska artiklarnas resultat. Likheter och skillnader delades in i teman.

Resultat: Resultatet av litteraturöversikten presenteras i 4 teman ​Upplevelser av kvinnlighet, ​ Fysiska kroppsförändringar som upplevs av den subjektiva kroppen, Upplevelsen av stöd som främjar adaption ​ och ​Upplevelsen av inre adaptiva processer.

Diskussion: Kvinnors upplevelser av sina förändrade kroppar diskuterades. Författarna använde sig av Callista Roys adaptionsmodell för att få en djupare förståelse hur människan behöver anpassas sig till nuvarande livsomständigheter för att kunna hantera sin livssituation. Förlust av bröst innebär fysiska kroppsförändringar, förändrad psykologisk och kvinnlig identitet. 

Abstract [en]

Background​: Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women worldwide. Breast cancer is often treated through a mastectomy, involving a surgical procedure where either the whole or part of the breast is removed. The loss of a body part affects a person both physically and mentally. 

Aim: The aim of of this literature review was to explore women’s experiences after having a mastectomy as treatment for breast cancer.

Method: The​ ​literature review was based on ten qualitative articles selected based on relevance to the aim. The articles were found in Cinahl Complete, Pubmed and ScienceDirect, through searches within the 2009-2019 year span. Friberg's method was used to review the articles' results. Similarities and differences were divided into themes.

Results: The results of the literature review were presented in four main themes. The four main themes included ​Experiences of femininity ​ , ​The physical body changes as experienced by the subjective body ​ , ​Experience of support that promotes adaptation ​ and ​The experience of an internal adaptive process.

Discussion: Women's experiences of their changed bodies were discussed. The authors used Callista Roy's adaptation model to gain a deeper understanding of how humans need to adapt to their current living conditions in order to manage their life situation. The loss of a breast involved physical and mental changes and adjusting to these difficulties may be difficult for the woman.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 33
Keywords [en]
Breast cancer, Experiences, Mastectomy
Keywords [sv]
Bröstcancer, Mastektomi, Upplevelser
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-8198OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-8198DiVA, id: diva2:1437765
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Medicine
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Available from: 2020-06-09 Created: 2020-06-09 Last updated: 2020-06-09Bibliographically approved

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