From omnipotence to exhaustion: the perspectives of adolescents in drug therapy

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Mariela Santos Lombardo¹  Regina Célia Popim²  Antonia Leonilda Suman¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" Faculdade de Medicina de BotucatuSP ,Brazil

关键词: Adolescent;    Neoplasms;    Drug therapy;    Qualitative Research;    Adolescente;    Neoplasias;    Quimioterapia;    Pesquisa Qualitativa;    Adolescente;    Neoplasias;    Quimioterapia;    Investigación Cualitativa;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692011000300012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed at understanding the meaning of chemotherapeutic treatment for adolescents with cancer. It is a qualitative study using Alfred Schütz’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.

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