Resilience of Prostate Cancer Survivors Who Have Undergone Surgery

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  • 手術を受けた前立腺がんサバイバーのレジリエンス
  • シュジュツ オ ウケタ ゼンリツセン ガン サバイバー ノ レジリエンス

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<p>Objective: To examine prostate cancer survivors’ resilience and effective nursing practice for them.</p><p>Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 prostate cancer survivors at 6 to 18 months after surgery, and the obtained data were analyzed, adopting the modified grounded theory approach.</p><p>Results: The prostate cancer survivors’ resilience was summarized into a process of [reconstituting their identity as a male] to develop a new sense of self-worth, adopting a different perspective of manliness, while <recognizing their unique qualities to assert themselves>, <finding themselves still needed in society>, and <realizing that their partner’s presence is indispensable at all times>. The process was promoted by <convincing themselves that this cancer is not fatal> and <confirming the significance of life>.</p><p>Conclusion: The promotion of this process may be effective for resilience-focused nursing practice. Nurses should help them develop a new sense of self-worth by realizing that they are socially recognized as a person even if their erectile function and urinary control cannot be maintained.</p>

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