Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories

ISBN-13: 9780789014511 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 448 str.

Julianne S. Oktay

Opis

Tells the stories of women whose mothers had breast cancer. It uses their own voices to express the common fears and expectations of daughters in the periods before and during their mother's illnesses, involving genetic risks, death and dying, and changes in their relationships.

Spis treści

• Foreword (Deborah K. Padgett)
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Chapter 1. Background and Introduction
  
• Previous Research
  
• Overview of Study
  
• Background
  
• Personal Background
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 2. How the Study Was Done
  
• Project Structure
  
• Recruitment
  
• Sample Description
  
• Interviewing
  
• Team Meetings
  
• Advisory Board Meetings
  
• Coding and Analysis
  
• Trustworthiness
  
• Writing
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 3. A Daughter’s Experience of Her Mother’s Breast Cancer: Theoretical Model
  
• Mother’s Survival
  
• Daughter’s Age
  
• Phases of the Breast Cancer Experience for Daughters
  
• Interactions of Outcome, Age, and Phases of Daughter’s Experience
  
• Structure of the Book
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 4. Experience of Young Daughters When Mothers Die From Breast Cancer
  
• Case Study #1: Rita
  
• Case Study #2: Carol
  
• Caste Study #3: Nora
  
• Discussion
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 5. Experience of Young Adolescent Daughters When Mothers Die from Breast Cancer
  
• Case Study #1: Bettina
  
• Case Study #2: Kara
  
• Case Study #3: Cathy
  
• Case Study #4: Gloria
  
• Discussion
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 6. Experience of Late Adolescent Daughters When Mothers Die from Breast Cancer
  
• Case Study #1: Janice
  
• Case Study #2: Trisha
  
• Case Study #3: Alicia
  
• Case Study #4: Veronica
  
• Discussion
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 7. Experience of Young Adult Daughters When Mothers Die from Breast Cancer
  
• Case Study #1: Andrea
  
• Case Study #2: Elizabeth
  
• Case Study #3: Sarah
  
• Case Study #4: Felicia
  
• Discussion
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 8. Experience of Daughters Whose Mothers Survive Breast Cancer
  
• Case Study #1: Ramona
  
• Case Study #2: Lisa
  
• Case Study #3: Jane
  
• Case Study #4: Mandy
  
• Case Study #5: Jamie
  
• Case Study #6: Sharon
  
• Discussion
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 9. Daughters and the Risk of Breast Cancer
  
• Fear
  
• Assessing Risk
  
• Actions to Help Prevent Breast Cancer
  
• Actions to Help in Early Breast Cancer Detection
  
• Coping
  
• Health Belief Model
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 10. Key Phases and Broad Themes in the Experience of Breast Cancer Daughters
  
• Family Background Before Diagnosis
  
• Themes During the Period of Illness
  
• Themes During the Period After Mother’s Death
  
• Themes Concerning Long-Term Impact (After Death)
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 11. Conclusions
  
• The Study
  
• Findings
  
• Implications for Research
  
• Theoretical Implications
  
• Recommendations for Practice
  
• Summary
  
• Appendix I. Interview Guides and Other Pertinent Material
  
• Appendix II. Typical Interview Description
  
• Appendix III. Additional Case Studies
  
• Appendix IV. Resources
  
• Bibliography
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

O autorze

Julianne S Oktay, J Dianne Garner