Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females worldwide, and a new era is prevalent in the early stage. A qualitative approach explores discomfort experienced during adjuvant chemotherapy among Thai breast cancer patients. Method: The participants were selected by purposive sampling with a variation of two comprehensive cancer centers. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with fifteen patients who had completed the second cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy prior to the interview. Results: A qualitative content analysis of data revealed two themes, six categories, and 23 sub-categories. The themes defined discomfort characteristics and factors leading to discomfort. Among all the categories were described physical discomfort, environmental discomfort, psychological discomfort, needing to relieve discomfort, lack of socio-cultural support, and lack of mental support. Conclusion: There is a need to alleviate discomfort, specifically due to Thai beliefs and culture related to patient self-management and nursing care. These findings may be extended to best practice nursing interventions to enhance comfort outcomes for breast cancer patients and elevate patient satisfaction.
Phongnopakoon, P. , Srisatidnarakul, B. and Hsu, Y. Y. (2023). Exploring Discomfort Experienced During Chemotherapy in Thai Breast Cancer Patients. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(2), 459-465. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.2.459
MLA
Phongnopakoon, P. , , Srisatidnarakul, B. , and Hsu, Y. Y. . "Exploring Discomfort Experienced During Chemotherapy in Thai Breast Cancer Patients", Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24, 2, 2023, 459-465. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.2.459
HARVARD
Phongnopakoon, P., Srisatidnarakul, B., Hsu, Y. Y. (2023). 'Exploring Discomfort Experienced During Chemotherapy in Thai Breast Cancer Patients', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(2), pp. 459-465. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.2.459
CHICAGO
P. Phongnopakoon , B. Srisatidnarakul and Y. Y. Hsu, "Exploring Discomfort Experienced During Chemotherapy in Thai Breast Cancer Patients," Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24 2 (2023): 459-465, doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.2.459
VANCOUVER
Phongnopakoon, P., Srisatidnarakul, B., Hsu, Y. Y. Exploring Discomfort Experienced During Chemotherapy in Thai Breast Cancer Patients. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2023; 24(2): 459-465. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.2.459
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