RT Journal Article
T1 A phenomenological study of the cultural lived experiences among Angolan women with breast cancer
A1 Sousa Martins, Naira
A1 Azevedo, Luís
A1 Vieira Lopes, Lygia
A1 Barbieri Figueiredo, Maria do Céu
AB Purpose: This study aims to explore and describe the lived experiences of Angolan women with breast cancer,considering the socio-cultural context and health care challenges they face.Method: Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted among Angolan women with breast cancer. Purposefulsampling was utilised to select participants with diverse age groups and ethnic backgrounds. We performeda qualitative study using Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological approach.Results: The present study found cultural views of breast cancer, family support, and religious-spiritual coping tobe essential themes. The results offer significant insights into the cultural framework of health in Angolan society,encompassing the information, perceptions, and cognitions employed to describe, comprehend, andelucidate illness, as well as the pursuit of therapy that seldom aligns biological criteria.Conclusions: The present study has implications for nursing, as it recognises that individuals have unique behavioursand thoughts related to their current understanding of the illness, their personal experience with theillness, and their specific beliefs about health and healing.The findings of this study provide essential insights into how Angolan women’s cultural beliefs and practicesshape their experiences with breast cancer, offering nurses a foundation to develop culturally competent careapproaches.
PB Elsevier
SN 1462-3889
SN 1532-2122 (electrónico)
YR 2025
FD 2025-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25522
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25522
LA eng
NO Sousa-Martins, N., Azevedo, L., Lopes, L. V., & Barbieri-Figueiredo, M.C. (2025). A phenomenological study of the cultural lived experiences among Angolan women with breast cancer. In European Journal of Oncology Nursing, (Issue 76, 102885). Elsevier. ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102885
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 2 jun 2026