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Emotions and Narrative Reappraisal Strategies of Users of Breast Cancer Screening: Reconstructing the Past, Passing Through the Present, and Predicting Emotions.
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Qualitative Health Research . Feb2024, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p263-276. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Emotional forecasting, meaning how a person anticipates feeling as a consequence of their choices, drives healthcare decision-making. Research, however, suggests that people often do not fully anticipate or otherwise grasp the future emotional impacts of their decisions. Emotional reappraisal strategies, such as putting emotions into words and sharing emotions with others, may mitigate potential undesirable effects of emotions on decision-making. The use of such strategies is important for consequential decisions, such as obtaining timely mammography screening for breast cancer, whereby earlier diagnosis may impact the success of treatment. In this study, we explored the use of emotional reappraisal strategies for decision-making regarding breast cancer screening attendance among women aged 50–69 years. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews following mammography with a reflexive thematic methodological approach employed for analysis. Results shed light on how participants' emotional response narratives were reconstructed before the mammography, felt during the mammography, and forecasted while awaiting the results. Future research should consider how individuals experience and manage their emotions as they access breast screening services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CANCER patient psychology
*GRIEF
*PATIENT decision making
*RESEARCH methodology
*EARLY detection of cancer
*MAMMOGRAMS
*INTERVIEWING
*FEAR
*PATIENTS' attitudes
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*PREVENTIVE health services
*QUALITATIVE research
*COMMUNICATION
*FORECASTING
*MEANINGFUL Use (Incentive program)
*SOUND recordings
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*EMOTIONS
*THEMATIC analysis
*SUCCESS
BREAST tumor prevention
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10497323
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Qualitative Health Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174631112
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323231214120