Structuring of Life-building by Young, Middle-aged and Elderly Breast Cancer Survivors, and its Comparison

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K11621
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Tottori University
• Principal Investigator: CHUJO masasmi 鳥取大学, 医学部, 教授 (20382426)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岡村 仁 広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究科(保), 教授 (40311419)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 乳がんサバイバー / ライフステージ / 生活構築

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A qualitative analysis was conducted of the data obtained from interviews of young, middle-aged and elderly breast cancer survivors (n = 22), which revealed that all the group members had established their “structured lifestyle based on their cancer experiences,” based on their “attitudes,” “measures” and “compromise.” However, the number of subcategories included in “compromise,” which was one of factors for building a “structured lifestyle based on cancer experiences,” was different among the young, middle-aged and elderly groups (1, 2 and 3, respectively). The degree of “compromise” underpinning the “structured lifestyle based on cancer experiences” increased in order of the young, middle-aged and elderly groups.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

若年乳がんサバイバーは性成熟期、中年乳がんサバイバーは更年期、高齢乳がんサバイバーは更年期後とライフステージが異なると抱えている課題も違う。そのため、ライフステージにあった看護介入をすることが必要である。本研究はそこに視点を置いてすべてラウフステージの成人乳がんサバイバーに適した看護介入を行い、QOLを向上することに寄与することができる。