Changes of narrative meaning-making markers during the different phases of breast cancer treatment for women below 50 years old
Introduction The onset of breast cancer is considered a potential traumatic event associated with physical and psychological effects, in particular when it occurs at the age below 50. The literature lacks a longitudinal narrative exploration of breast cancer experience of young women. Participants...
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| author | Maria Luisa Martino Daniela Lemmo Anna Gargiulo Daniela Barberio Valentina Abate Franca Avino Maria Francesca Freda |
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The onset of breast cancer is considered a potential traumatic event associated with physical and psychological effects, in particular when it occurs at the age below 50. The literature lacks a longitudinal narrative exploration of breast cancer experience of young women.
Participants and procedure
Using the narrative device as a diachronic tool aimed at promoting semiotic connection processes during the different phases of the therapeutic path, the authors constructed an ad hoc narrative interview to explore the meaning-making processes of 10 breast cancer patients below 50 years old during three turning-point phases: pre-hospitalization (T1); postoperative counseling (T2); and adjuvant therapy (T3). The research took place at National Cancer Institute Pascale of Naples. Through an ad hoc qualitative methodology, this study identifies the prevailing modes with which the five narrative meaning-making functions are articulated in the repeated narrative during the three phases.
Results
The findings capture the patterns of change of narrative meaning-making markers during the illness experience, highlighting both integrated modes of connections between aspects of experience over time and moments of block in specific critical phases for women under 50.
Conclusions
From a clinical health psychology point of view the results suggest the promotion of integration between the synchrony of the medical path and the diachrony of the subjective experience of women to support resources for adapting to experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88038685169d4fe4b6bbf44bc32ce2fe2022-12-22T04:21:03ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHealth Psychology Report2353-41842353-55712021-04-01101586710.5114/hpr.2021.105363134513Changes of narrative meaning-making markers during the different phases of breast cancer treatment for women below 50 years oldMaria Luisa Martino0Daniela Lemmo1Anna Gargiulo2Daniela Barberio3Valentina Abate4Franca Avino5Maria Francesca Freda6University of Naples Federico II, Naples, ItalUniversity of Naples Federico II, Naples, ItalUniversity of Naples Federico II, Naples, ItalClinical Psychology Unit, National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, ItalyClinical Psychology Unit, National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, ItalyBreast Surgery, National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, ItalyUniversity of Naples Federico II, Naples, ItalIntroduction The onset of breast cancer is considered a potential traumatic event associated with physical and psychological effects, in particular when it occurs at the age below 50. The literature lacks a longitudinal narrative exploration of breast cancer experience of young women. Participants and procedure Using the narrative device as a diachronic tool aimed at promoting semiotic connection processes during the different phases of the therapeutic path, the authors constructed an ad hoc narrative interview to explore the meaning-making processes of 10 breast cancer patients below 50 years old during three turning-point phases: pre-hospitalization (T1); postoperative counseling (T2); and adjuvant therapy (T3). The research took place at National Cancer Institute Pascale of Naples. Through an ad hoc qualitative methodology, this study identifies the prevailing modes with which the five narrative meaning-making functions are articulated in the repeated narrative during the three phases. Results The findings capture the patterns of change of narrative meaning-making markers during the illness experience, highlighting both integrated modes of connections between aspects of experience over time and moments of block in specific critical phases for women under 50. Conclusions From a clinical health psychology point of view the results suggest the promotion of integration between the synchrony of the medical path and the diachrony of the subjective experience of women to support resources for adapting to experience.https://hpr.termedia.pl/Changes-of-narrative-meaning-making-markers-r-nduring-the-different-phases-of-breast,134513,0,2.htmlhealth implicationsbreast cancerunder-fifty womennarrative meaning-makingtrauma experiencebreast cancernarrativemeaningmakingmedical treatmentsturning-point phaseswomenunder fiftyclinical implications |
| spellingShingle | Maria Luisa Martino Daniela Lemmo Anna Gargiulo Daniela Barberio Valentina Abate Franca Avino Maria Francesca Freda Changes of narrative meaning-making markers during the different phases of breast cancer treatment for women below 50 years old Health Psychology Report health implications breast cancer under-fifty women narrative meaning-making trauma experience breast cancer narrative meaningmaking medical treatments turning-point phases women under fifty clinical implications |
| title | Changes of narrative meaning-making markers
during the different phases of breast cancer
treatment for women below 50 years old |
| title_full | Changes of narrative meaning-making markers
during the different phases of breast cancer
treatment for women below 50 years old |
| title_fullStr | Changes of narrative meaning-making markers
during the different phases of breast cancer
treatment for women below 50 years old |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes of narrative meaning-making markers
during the different phases of breast cancer
treatment for women below 50 years old |
| title_short | Changes of narrative meaning-making markers
during the different phases of breast cancer
treatment for women below 50 years old |
| title_sort | changes of narrative meaning making markers during the different phases of breast cancer treatment for women below 50 years old |
| topic | health implications breast cancer under-fifty women narrative meaning-making trauma experience breast cancer narrative meaningmaking medical treatments turning-point phases women under fifty clinical implications |
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