Perception of the Social Support Received after the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: The Experience Two years after the Diagnosis.

• Autor(a) principal: Elena Torralba-Martínez
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Núria Codern-Bové
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.8.2021.422-430
• topic: Apoyo Social; Cáncer de Mama; Apoyo Estructural; Supervivencia; Investigación Cualitativa; Social Support; Breast Cancer; Structural Support; Survivorship; Qualitative Research

Introduction: The social support perceived by women after breast cancer diagnosis is related to their quality of life and is a predictor of adaptation to disease. Objectives: To understand the evolution of the social support perceived by the woman and to identify the social support two years after the diagnosis of breast cancer. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological study was used. The data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews with 16 women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. A thematic content analysis was carried out on the interviews around the main categories of social support (emotional support, instrumental support and informational support) assisted by the program Nvivo v.12. Results: From the analysis of the data, 6 themes emerged: 1) Caregiving and cared for throughout breast cancer, 2) Expectations and satisfaction with the social support received, 3) Needs and self-care during treatment, 4) Lack of instrumental support: a structural problem, 5) Information: problem or solution, 6) Lack of informational support as a source of problems in the follow-up period. Conclusions: The social support received by women with breast cancer decreases over time and two years after diagnosis a lack of support is perceived, especially of an instrumental support.