Date of Award
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Dunphy, Lynne M.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a theory of survivorship in long-term breast cancer patients, and a subsequent educational program to assist health care practitioners to guide these survivors. Seven women who had survived breast cancer for at least 10 years, were interviewed over a twelve month period. This qualitative study used Glaser & Strauss's grounded theory method to generate the process of survivorship for these women. The emergent core category, "life's journey" was characterized by two core variables, "caring with self" and "completing the grieving process". The following themes emerged from within these variables: coping strategies, maintaining support networks, accepting self-image, motivating stressors, seeking information, and relying on spirituality. Implications for nursing and recommendations for further research are presented.
Extent
80 p.
Recommended Citation
Marinak, Catherine Carpenter, "Long-term survivorship in women with breast cancer" (1998). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1333.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1333
Identifier
FADT15612
Comments
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1998.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing