Abstract
This qualitative study aimed to analyze the Social Representations (SR) of cancer and chemotherapy in 25 families of adult cancer patients with whom in-depth interviews were conducted and who participated in a free association test. We used Atlas.ti for the data analysis which were analyzed was done based on SR theory. It was found that the patient’s family member plays a central role; they have various functions such as support and containment are as involved as the patient in the disease process. Thus, the family members represent cancer and chemotherapy in a predominantly negative way, favoring the presence of anxiety and suffering.
| Translated title of the contribution | Social Representations of Cancer and Chemotherapy in the Cancer Patient’s Family As representações sociais do cáncer e da quimioterapia na família do paciente oncológico |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 497 - 515 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Avances en Psicologia Latinoamericana |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 2015 |
