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year 9, Issue 9 (Winter 2021 2020)                   Rooyesh 2020, 9(9): 147-156 | Back to browse issues page

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Cheraghi M, Dindoost M, Rangamiztoosi L. Daughters’ lived experience of mother's cancer. Rooyesh 2020; 9 (9) :147-156
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1- Assistant Professor, Shahid Beheshti University , m_cheraghi@sbu.ac.ir
2- Master student, Shahid Beheshti University
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Growing cancer in these decades and its effects on all aspects of a patient's life causes more research on this illness. Research indicates the incidence of life-threatening illnesses especially in parents makes troubles in family member's life especially in children's life. Considering the importance of the role of mothers on their children's conditions with emphasis on girls, this research was aimed to understand the lived experiences of daughters who confronted the mother's cancer. The method of the present study was qualitative of phenomenological type.  The sample consisted of 9 daughters who have a mother with cancer and their average age was 37, selected by purposive and snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and then, the data was conducted verbatim and analyzed by interpretive phenomenological analysis (Smith and Osborn, 2007). 5 themes were identified: 1) types of reactions to mothers illness: such as not being prepared to confrontation, considering cancer similar to death. 2) Shortage of social support: they deprived themselves of social support because of avoiding personal judgments about cancer and the patient or because of the patient's insistence. 3) Experiencing emotions: such as grief, disappointment, guilt. 4) Coping strategies: like being connected to other people who were challenging to same trouble, expanding their awareness, doing spirituals. 5) Psychological burdens: fearing loss, sleep disorders, depression, and early shift on the daughter's role to a caring one. According to the findings, it can be said that the lives of girls have been profoundly affected by their mother's cancer and it is necessary to provide a supporting system for a family that has been faced with cancer.
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Type of Article: Research | Subject: Family Psychology
Received: 2020/06/14 | Revised: 2021/01/9 | Accepted: 2020/07/14 | ePublished: 2020/12/30

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