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Mothering While Living With Breast Cancer: A Descriptive Phenomenologic Qualitative Study
1Tuğba Pehlivan Sarıbudak.
Purpose:
To examine the roles and experiences of mothers diagnosed with breast cancer.
Participants And Setting:
The study was conducted from June to September 2024 with 19 patients being treated for breast cancer in Türkiye.
Methodologic Approach:
Data were collected through individual, in-depth interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenologic approach.
Findings:
Data analysis revealed four main themes and six subthemes. The four main themes were (a) Beyond Diagnosis: A Mother's Resilience Through Cancer, (b) Between Mother and Patient: The Challenge of Maintaining Motherhood Amid Illness, (c) Between Truth and Protection: The Child's Emotional Response to Parental Cancer, and (d) Family as Lifeline: Support Systems in the Face of Cancer.
Implications For Nursing:
Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment processes negatively affect women's ability to fulfill the role of motherhood, and women experience several psychosocial problems related to their role. Oncology nurses should monitor the difficulties, feelings, and thoughts that mothers with breast cancer experience and support patients in developing individual coping methods.
