Why do women treated for breast cancer report good health despite disease or disability? A pilot study.
Few studies have explained the basis on which people with acknowledged physical pathology or disability report good self-perceived health. This limited qualitative study of 13 women identified two common pathways to subjective health taken by women treated for breast cancer, each involving a shift in emphasis from being healthy physically to being whole emotionally, relationally, or spiritually.
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School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston 77225, USA.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires