Supportive Care Needs of Chinese Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Prior to Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Yingjie Cai, Harue Masaki, Tieying Shi
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the supportive care needs of Chinese women newly diagnosed with breast cancer prior to adjuvant chemotherapy. PARTICIPANTS & SETTING: 13 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer were recruited from a public teaching hospital in northern China. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: Semistructured interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed following a qualitative descriptive approach and qualitative content analysis. FINDINGS: The following five themes emerged. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Nurses should focus on patients' prechemotherapy supportive care needs and comprehensively assess their specific needs and concerns related to post-surgery discomfort and chemotherapy, with considerations of the Chinese family concept, diet, and traditional culture. Targeted health information and psychological support are necessary to help patients transition to and adequately prepare for chemotherapy.