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| Author(s): |
Lombardo, Mariela Santos
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Popim, Regina Celia
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Suman, Antonia Leonilda
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | REVISTA LATINO-AMERICANA DE ENFERMAGEM; v. 19, n. 3, p. 9-pg., 2011-05-01. |
| Abstract | |
This study aimed at understanding the meaning of chemotherapeutic treatment for adolescents with cancer. It is a qualitative study using Alfred Schutz's social phenomenology as a framework. Seven adolescents were interviewed. Four themes emerged from the analysis of their discourses: Impact of the disease on their lives; The discomfort of treatment; Coping strategies and Projection to the future without the disease. The statements of the adolescents revealed that the experience with the chemotherapeutic treatment affects several possibilities of being-in-the-world-with-the-others. The healthcare team plays a fundamental role in the lives of these adolescents, and this relationship goes beyond the scientific level. (AU) | |