Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Understanding male cancer patients' barriers to participating in cancer rehabilitation

Understanding male cancer patients' barriers to participating in cancer rehabilitation The aim was to describe male cancer survivors' barriers towards participation in cancer rehabilitation as a means to guiding future targeted men's cancer rehabilitation. Symbolic Interactionism along with the interpretive descriptive methodology guided the study of 35 male cancer survivors representing seven cancer types. Data were generated through a 5‐month fieldwork study comprising participant observations, semi‐structured individual interviews and informal conversations. The analyses revealed two overarching findings shedding light on male cancer survivors' barriers to rehabilitation: ‘Fear of losing control’ and ‘Striving for normality’. While ‘Fear of losing control’ signified what the men believed rehabilitation would invoke: ‘Reduced manliness’, ‘Sympathy and dependency’ and ‘Confrontation with death’, ‘Striving for normality’ was based on what the men believed rehabilitation would hinder: ‘Autonomy and purpose’, ‘Solidarity and fellowship’ and ‘Forget and move on’. This study of male cancer survivors' and cancer rehabilitation documents how masculine ideals may constitute barriers for participation in rehabilitation and provides insights about why men are underrepresented in rehabilitation. The findings can guide practice to develop research‐based rehabilitation approaches focused on preserving control and normality. Further empirical evidence is needed to: (1) explore the conduct of health professionals' towards male cancer patients and (2) address gender inequalities in cancer rehabilitation. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cancer Care Wiley

Understanding male cancer patients' barriers to participating in cancer rehabilitation

Loading next page...
 
/lp/wiley/understanding-male-cancer-patients-barriers-to-participating-in-cancer-3Yi8yzbXvB

References (54)

Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISSN
0961-5423
eISSN
1365-2354
DOI
10.1111/ecc.12358
pmid
26223855
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

The aim was to describe male cancer survivors' barriers towards participation in cancer rehabilitation as a means to guiding future targeted men's cancer rehabilitation. Symbolic Interactionism along with the interpretive descriptive methodology guided the study of 35 male cancer survivors representing seven cancer types. Data were generated through a 5‐month fieldwork study comprising participant observations, semi‐structured individual interviews and informal conversations. The analyses revealed two overarching findings shedding light on male cancer survivors' barriers to rehabilitation: ‘Fear of losing control’ and ‘Striving for normality’. While ‘Fear of losing control’ signified what the men believed rehabilitation would invoke: ‘Reduced manliness’, ‘Sympathy and dependency’ and ‘Confrontation with death’, ‘Striving for normality’ was based on what the men believed rehabilitation would hinder: ‘Autonomy and purpose’, ‘Solidarity and fellowship’ and ‘Forget and move on’. This study of male cancer survivors' and cancer rehabilitation documents how masculine ideals may constitute barriers for participation in rehabilitation and provides insights about why men are underrepresented in rehabilitation. The findings can guide practice to develop research‐based rehabilitation approaches focused on preserving control and normality. Further empirical evidence is needed to: (1) explore the conduct of health professionals' towards male cancer patients and (2) address gender inequalities in cancer rehabilitation.

Journal

European Journal of Cancer CareWiley

Published: Nov 1, 2015

There are no references for this article.