title: Embodying identity in chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report concept analyses of Embodying Identity in chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case study approach was used to explore experiences of alopecia. A transcribed interview was analyzed using phenomenological methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Embodying Identity was supported by themes from the interview and defined as the way in which persons change how they view self (mind, body, spirit) in an effort to reconcile physical or body alterations. Individuals pass through this process experiencing feelings of "it's not me" to recognition of self with changes ("but, it's me") and finally, acceptance and incorporation into self ("it's me").
authors.affiliation: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. rkoszali@fau.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Koszalinski
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000523:psychology*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001828:Body Image; D006801:Humans; D012649:Self Concept
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents