TY - JOUR
T1 - A experiência da maternidade durante o tratamento para o câncer
AU - de Castro, Elisa Kern
AU - Kenne Dorne, Ana Luisa
AU - de Sousa, Miguel Alves
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Universidade Estadual de Maringa.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of motherhood of women with cancer with at least one child less than 10 years. From a qualitative exploratory design, interviews were conducted with ten mothers, audio-recorded and transcribed. The content analysis identified five thematic categories: 1) Being a mother is... being afraid of death/cancer recurrence and leaving their child orphan; 2) Being a mother is... changing the values/meaning of life after illness; 3) Being a mother is... changing the family routine/child routine; 4) Being a mother is... having conflict/defeat/ambivalent feelings; 5) Being a mother is... having difficulties to attend their children. Two independent judges evaluated the mothers' speeches. It was observed that cancer and motherhood experience overlap and intensify the suffering of these mothers. At the same time, both experiences place those women in a situation that led them to re-signify their lives and their priorities, which can enhance mother-child relationship in a positive way.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of motherhood of women with cancer with at least one child less than 10 years. From a qualitative exploratory design, interviews were conducted with ten mothers, audio-recorded and transcribed. The content analysis identified five thematic categories: 1) Being a mother is... being afraid of death/cancer recurrence and leaving their child orphan; 2) Being a mother is... changing the values/meaning of life after illness; 3) Being a mother is... changing the family routine/child routine; 4) Being a mother is... having conflict/defeat/ambivalent feelings; 5) Being a mother is... having difficulties to attend their children. Two independent judges evaluated the mothers' speeches. It was observed that cancer and motherhood experience overlap and intensify the suffering of these mothers. At the same time, both experiences place those women in a situation that led them to re-signify their lives and their priorities, which can enhance mother-child relationship in a positive way.
KW - Cancer
KW - Motherhood
KW - Psychological stress
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086939916&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4025/psicolestud.v23.e39559
DO - 10.4025/psicolestud.v23.e39559
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AN - SCOPUS:85086939916
SN - 1413-7372
VL - 23
JO - Psicologia em Estudo
JF - Psicologia em Estudo
M1 - e39559
ER -
