TY - JOUR
T1 - Unsupportive social interactions in the weeks immediately following breast cancer diagnosis
AU - Lally, Robin M.
AU - Hydeman, Jennifer A.
AU - Schwert, Kathleen T.
AU - Edge, Stephen B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Health Nursing Fund. There are no known conflicts of interest for any of the authors pertaining to this work.
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - Unsupportive social interactions (USIs) experienced by people with cancer negatively affect psychological well-being. Forty-five interviews with 26 women were analyzed using directed content analysis to explore USIs experienced during the stressful pretreatment and early postsurgical periods after early-stage breast cancer diagnosis. Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to USIs were also explored. Seventy incidents of USIs were identified within the interviews and grouped into four previously defined and five additional categories. Anxiety, avoiding future interactions, and nondisclosure of thoughts and feelings were typical responses to USIs. These responses hold implications for women's psychological well-being and need for future interventions and research.
AB - Unsupportive social interactions (USIs) experienced by people with cancer negatively affect psychological well-being. Forty-five interviews with 26 women were analyzed using directed content analysis to explore USIs experienced during the stressful pretreatment and early postsurgical periods after early-stage breast cancer diagnosis. Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to USIs were also explored. Seventy incidents of USIs were identified within the interviews and grouped into four previously defined and five additional categories. Anxiety, avoiding future interactions, and nondisclosure of thoughts and feelings were typical responses to USIs. These responses hold implications for women's psychological well-being and need for future interventions and research.
KW - avoidance
KW - breast cancer
KW - pretreatment
KW - psychological adjustment
KW - qualitative
KW - unsupportive interactions
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U2 - 10.1080/07347332.2013.798758
DO - 10.1080/07347332.2013.798758
M3 - Article
C2 - 23844925
AN - SCOPUS:84880296460
SN - 0734-7332
VL - 31
SP - 468
EP - 488
JO - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
JF - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
IS - 4
ER -