We as Spouses Have Experienced a Real Disaster!: A Qualitative Study of Women With Breast Cancer and Their Spouses

Comez S., Karayurt O.

CANCER NURSING, vol.39, no.5, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000306
  • Journal Name: CANCER NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: Breast cancer, Qualitative research, Spouses, 1ST DEGREE RELATIVES, SUPPORT NEEDS, OF-LIFE, COUPLES EXPERIENCES, SURGICAL-TREATMENT, INFORMATION, PREDICTORS, ADJUSTMENT, HUSBANDS, BODY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Turkey. The emotional effects of this condition are experienced by the women and their families.