1. Procrastination in the early detection of breast cancer
- Author
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Aimêe Veras Alexandre, Ana Nery Melo Cavalcante, Raimunda Magalhães da Silva, Indara Cavalcante Bezerra, Cleoneide Paulo Oliveira Pinheiro, Christina César Praça Brasil, and Cleciana Alves Cruz
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Adult ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,RT1-120 ,Breast Neoplasms ,Nursing ,Symbolic interactionism ,Interviews as Topic ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Health care ,medicine ,Humans ,Outpatient clinic ,Early Detection of Cancer ,General Nursing ,Mastectomy ,Qualitative Research ,media_common ,030504 nursing ,business.industry ,Public health ,Procrastination ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Early Diagnosis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Public service ,Public Health ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Psychology ,Brazil ,Qualitative research - Abstract
Objective: to analyze the meaning of postponement of breast cancer detection based on interviews with 26 women who were submited to mastectomy. Method: qualitative study based on Symbolic Interactionism with Content Analysis in thematic modality, carried out in a public service outpatient clinic, in a capital city of Northeastern Brazil. Results: faced with the participants’ reports, the theme ‘meanings attributed to procrastination of breast health care’ emerged. The meaning given by women to the reasons for postponing breast care permeate the interfaces between personal reasons and difficulties found in the healthcare network. Final considerations: early detection is considered to be delayed for fear of diagnosis, personal, cultural barriers, and difficulties in health services.
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- 2019