Therapeutic landscapes and living with breast cancer: The lived experiences of Thai women

Liamputtong, Pranee; Suwankhong, Dusanee

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.01.031

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“…These sanctuaries are sought out by individuals experiencing a sense of liminality, for example those cast out of their familiar lives by the onset of chronic, acute or terminal illness (Moore et al, 2013;Meijering et al, 2016). Such individuals need time and space to reflect on the meaning of illness for their bodies (a micro-scale therapeutic landscape -see English et al, 2008;Liamputtong and Suwankhong, 2015), their everyday routines, relationships, interests, senses of self and hopes for the future (Carter et al, 2016).…”

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From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: A scoping review

Bell

Foley

Houghton

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Social Science & Medicine

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The term 'therapeutic landscapes' was first coined by health geographer, Wilbert Gesler, in 1992 to explore why certain environments seem to contribute to a healing sense of place. Since then, the concept and its applications have evolved and expanded as researchers have examined the dynamic material, affective and socio-cultural roots and routes to experiences of health and wellbeing in specific places. Drawing on a scoping review of studies of these wider therapeutic landscapes published between 2007 and 2016, this paper explores how, where, and to what benefit the 'therapeutic landscapes' concept has been applied to date, and how such applications have contributed to its critical evolution as a relevant and useful concept in health geography. Building on themes included in two earlier (1999, 2007) edited volumes on Therapeutic Landscapes, we summarise the key themes identified in the review, broadly in keeping with the core material, social, spiritual and symbolic dimensions of the concept initially posited by Gesler. Through this process, we identify strengths and limitations of the concept and its applications, as well as knowledge gaps and promising future directions for work in this field, reflecting critically on its value within health geography and its potential contribution to wider interdisciplinary discussions and debates around 'healthy' spaces, places, and related practices.

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Section: Liminality Emotional Retreat and Everyday Socialitymentioning

confidence: 99%

From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: A scoping review

Bell

Foley

Houghton

et al. 2018

Social Science & Medicine

289

207

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“…In terms of expertise pertaining drawing methods, the first author thoroughly immersed in drawing literature from general (Guillemin, 2004;Morgan, Mcinerney, Rumbold, & Liamputtong, 2009) and cross-cultural populations (Benza & Liamputtong, 2017;Liamputtong & Suwankhong, 2015). She also attended a drawing methodology workshop that was conducted by Marilys Guillemin (a pioneer in this methodology) prior to data collection.…”

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Postpartum breastfeeding experiences in the traditional‐biomedical crossroads: A qualitative study using drawing with Vietnamese and Myanmarese refugee women in Australia

Joseph

Liamputtong

Brodribb

2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims To explore how postpartum support networks, hospital stay and healthcare services had an impact on breastfeeding experiences of refugee women from Vietnam and Myanmar in Brisbane, Australia. Design A qualitative study guided by feminist methodological inquiry. Methods Semi‐structured interviews and drawing exercises were conducted with recent (<10 years) and established (≥10 years) refugee women between July 2015 ‐ June 2016. Verbal data were analysed thematically, whereas drawings were analysed with the critical visual analytical framework. Results The findings reflect how 36 mothers negotiated their breastfeeding experiences in the “traditional‐biomedical” intersection (major theme) in face of changing support networks, social structures, hospital policies and postpartum services postresettlement (sub‐themes). Tensions of cultural unfamiliarity in the western setting generally contributed to early breastfeeding cessation among recent arrivals, whereas social (extended families, tertiary education) and cultural (English literacy) capitals and a longer stay in Australia enabled established arrivals to integrate the traditional and western biomedical beliefs. Conclusion The ability of established arrivals to integrate both traditional and western worldviews may assist in addressing breastfeeding uncertainties that affect recent arrivals. Perspectives of midwives from the western postnatal spheres merit future exploration. Impact Positive early breastfeeding experiences lead to its long‐term success. By identifying the impact that conflicting beliefs have on breastfeeding experiences of refugees in the western biomedical environment, this study suggests how interventions that focus on reinforcing maternal cultural and social capital could benefit community empowerment, healthcare and policy sectors nationally and globally.

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“…Researchers have generally found that breast cancer is a traumatic experience that disrupts women’s lives, particularly with regard to sense of being female, body, fertility, and motherhood (Cordova et al, 2007; Kirkman et al, 2014; Koutrouli, Anagnostopoulos, & Potamianos, 2012; Liamputtong & Suwankhong, 2015; Mehnert & Koch, 2007). Most studies have evaluated the negative outcomes of trauma or the effect of returning to normal life and work after a traumatic experience (Calhoun & Tedeschi, 2014; Gotay, 2010; Johnsson, Fornander, Rutqvist, & Olsson, 2010; Lindstrom & Triplett, 2010).…”

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Meaning-making process related to temporality during breast cancer traumatic experience: The clinical use of narrative to promote a new continuity of life

Martino

Freda

2016

Eur. J. Psychol.

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Previous research has agreed that meaning-making is a key element in the promotion of patients’ well-being during and after a traumatic event such as cancer. In this paper, we focus on an underestimated key element related to the crisis/rupture of this meaning-making process with respect to the time perspective. We consider 40 narratives of breast cancer patients at different times of treatment, undergoing chemotherapy and biological therapy. We collected data through writing technique. We performed an interpretative thematic analysis of the data and highlighted specific ways to signify time during the different treatment phases. Our central aspect “the time of illness, the illness of time” demonstrates that the time consumed by illness has the risk of becoming an illness of time, which transcends the end of the illness and absorbs a patient’s past, present, and future, thus saturating all space for thought and meaning. The study suggests that narrative can become a therapeutic and preventive tool for women with breast cancer in a crisis of temporality, and enable the promotion of new semiotic connections and a specific functional resynchronization with the continuity/discontinuity of life. This is useful during the illness and medical treatment and also after the treatment.

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Therapeutic landscapes and living with breast cancer: The lived experiences of Thai women

Cited by 67 publications

References 63 publications

From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: A scoping review

From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: A scoping review

Postpartum breastfeeding experiences in the traditional‐biomedical crossroads: A qualitative study using drawing with Vietnamese and Myanmarese refugee women in Australia

Meaning-making process related to temporality during breast cancer traumatic experience: The clinical use of narrative to promote a new continuity of life

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