leila sheikhnezhad
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Blaming in women with breast cancer subjected to intimate partner violence: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
Biography
Abstract
The present study was
conducted to determine the blaming experiences of women with breast cancer subjected
to intimate partner violence (IPV). This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored blaming
experiences of women with breast cancer subjected to IPV. Nine women with a mean age of 47.5 years referred to oncology
hospitals in Tabriz (Iran) were interviewed using semi-structured in-depth interviews.
Data analysis was performed based on Van Manen's thematic analysis method. The main theme emerged from the data is “blaming as a shifting
cognitive judgment” with three subthemes of patient blaming partner, partner
blaming patient, and self-blame. cognitive
judgment shifting could be emerged as different types of blaming in the
patients with breast cancer exposed to IPV. It is suggested that oncology
nurses heed the psychological needs of women with breast cancer through
holistic nursing considering couple and
family-centered care.