Coping with breast cancer in newly diagnosed Iranian women

Abstract

Understanding how Iranian women cope with diagnosis of breast cancer is important to nurses involved in the process of healing. The majority of strategies used by Iranian women were positive, and religious faith played a major role in this. The findings of the study can be used to design a nursing approach to improve successful coping in Iranian women suffering from breast cancer, and can provide nurses and other healthcare professionals with deeper understanding of these women as they face this diagnosis.

Perceptions of Iranian Cancer Patients Regarding Respecting their Dignity in Hospital Settings

“…Although advances in current treatments dramatically increase the number of cancer survivors in recent years, fear of recurrence is still a main concern for cancer patients (Kim et al, 2012). The findings of some studies conducted in Iran also indicated fear of recurrence as one of the major concerns among Iranian cancer patients (Taleghani et al, 2006;Abdollahzadeh et al, 2014). It seems fear of recurrence negatively influence patients' perception of dignity.…”

Social Support and its Predictors Among Iranian Cancer Survivors

“…It seems that married persons have a wider social network and receive high levels of support, especially from their spouse and children. In other studies, Iranian cancer patients consider their spouse and children as a main source for adaptation with cancer (Taleghani et al, 2006).…”

Living with Cancer: An Experience of Profound Changes Brought on by Chemotherapy

“…Es así como en un estudio colombiano las mujeres reportaron verse afligidas por la caída del cabello afectando su autoimagen y sintiéndose avergonzadas (30). Así mismo, en Irán, lo que más les preocupaba a las mujeres con cáncer y en quimioterapia eran los cambios físicos y de su imagen (31). Además, se señala que en investigaciones previas, las mujeres más jóvenes se ven más afectadas con la imagen corporal que las mujeres de más edad.…”