Inside the Survivor's Mind: The Portrayal of the content of rumination of breast cancer survivors experiencing post-traumatic growth
- DOI
- 10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.2How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- breast cancer survivor; post-traumatic growth; rumination
- Abstract
The objective of this study is to describe the substance of the rumination of breast cancer survivors experiencing post-traumatic growth during the stages of pre-diagnosis, living with cancer, living through cancer and living beyond cancer. The research used a qualitative approach with a phenomenological approach. Participants selected to be interviewed was included based on the score of the short form of the post-traumatic growth inventory. Subjects were three breast cancer survivors who have experienced post-traumatic growth. The results showed that the content of the rumination of breast cancer survivors experiencing post-traumatic growth comprises ten main themes: death, family, work, finances, social interaction, health, appearance, cancer as a positive experience, religion/spirituality, and life. However, there are also a number of sub-themes for each of the ten themes, which are different for each subject and each phase. Practitioners and caregivers can use the results of this study to help patients deal with their ruminations and achieve post-traumatic growth.
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- © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Putri Widyautami PY - 2018/07 DA - 2018/07 TI - Inside the Survivor's Mind: The Portrayal of the content of rumination of breast cancer survivors experiencing post-traumatic growth BT - Proceedings of the Universitas Indonesia International Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2017) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 7 EP - 14 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.2 DO - 10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.2 ID - Widyautami2018/07 ER -