Characterizing unique supportive care needs among women living with metastatic breast cancer: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with metastatic breast cancer face unique challenges as they cope with life-limiting prognoses and arduous treatments. However, the vast majority of research has focused on optimizing quality of life in women with early-stage, non-metastatic breast cancer and little is known about supportive care needs among women living with metastatic cancer. As part of a larger project that sought to inform the development of a psychosocial intervention, the aim of this study was to characterize supportive care needs among women with metastatic breast cancer and elucidate challenges unique to living with a life-limiting prognosis.

Methods

Four, two-hour focus groups with 22 women were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed in Dedoose using a general inductive

SUBMITTER: Moreno PI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10299747 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature