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Adjustment process in I ranian men to their wives' breast cancer
Author(s) -
Nasiri A.,
Taleghani F.,
Irajpour A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/ecc.12293
Subject(s) - wife , grounded theory , breast cancer , medicine , nonprobability sampling , disease , qualitative research , family life , cancer , gender studies , sociology , social science , population , environmental health , political science , law
Women's breast cancer causes various problems in both spouses' family life as well as enormous stress for their husbands. This grounded theory study aimed to define ways in which men adjust to their wives' breast cancer and to present an appropriate model in this respect. Twenty‐six individuals (22 husbands, 2 patients and 2 physicians) were selected through purposive and theoretical sampling. The data were collected through in‐depth individual interviews. S trauss and C orbin's method was used for data analysis. Data analysis revealed that I ranian men's adjustment to their wives' breast cancer occurs during the following three stages: the first stage turbulence after confrontation with the disease that contains categories ‘internal unrest’, ‘concerns about disease management’ and ‘sensing the beginning of disorganization in family life’; the second stage disorganisation of family life that contains ‘disturbance of family life’, ‘attempt to get rid of tension’ and ‘resistance against family life disorganisation’; and the third stage struggle to reorder family life consisting of ‘support to the wife’, ‘revision in communications with relatives’ and ‘seeking external support’ categories. I ranian men struggled for constant organisation of family life after their wives' disease. Health providers should take measures to support the men by facilitating their adjustment to their wives' disease.