TY - JOUR ID - 88791 TI - Experiences of Spouses of Women with Breast Cancer: A Content Analysis JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Younes Barani, Zeinab AU - Rahnama, Mozhgan AU - Naderifar, Mahin AU - Badakhsh, Mahin AU - Noorisanchooli, Hajar AD - Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. AD - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. AD - Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. AD - Lecturer, Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 20 IS - 10 SP - 3167 EP - 3172 KW - Spouses KW - Women with breast cancer KW - Experiences KW - content analysis DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.10.3167 N2 - Introduction: In addition to the affected person, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer also severely affects her husband. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to the needs of husbands of women with breast cancer. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explain the experiences of spouses of women with breast cancer. Method: The present study was a qualitative study with conventional content analysis approach. Purposive sampling was carried out by selecting 6 spouses of women with breast cancer. Data were collected through semi-structured interview. The recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim. Content analysis was used to reduce and name the data, obtain analytical codes, and finally recognize the theme. Results: Data analysis resulted in the extraction of 4 categories of couples’ mental challenges, multifaceted romantic meditation, multifaceted traumas caused by the disease, dual energies (inductions) of relatives, and 12 subcategories. Conclusion: In spite of suffering from all the challenges and traumas, husbands of women with breast cancer have not left their wives alone and have done their best to improve their lives; so, we can raise ““Scarifying your life to save your wife’s life”” as an extract from the experience of spouses of women with breast cancer. Knowing and understanding this point by clinical staffs and policy makers can provide pave the way for planning to provide comprehensive support to these men. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_88791.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_88791_c61b455df1d7843119adf20ff48cd1c2.pdf ER -