'I have always lived with the disease in the family': Family adaptation to hereditary cancer-risk
| Autor: | Eliana Silva, Pedro Gomes, Paula M. Matos, Eunice R. Silva, João Silva, Catarina Brandão, Fernando Castro, Maria Carolina Neves, Célia M. D. Sales |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.5825635 |
| Popis: | Background: Hereditary cancer syndromes have been conceptualized as a family level process. The present study explores the complexity and challenges of family adaptation to the hereditary cancer syndrome, in the context of genetic counseling and long-term cancer risk management and follow-up surveillance. Methods: We performed semi-structured interviews with 13 participants with one of the following hereditary cancer syndromes: Lynch Syndrome, Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer Syndrome, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, or Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. The interview was developed through a participatory approach with the involvement of healthcare professionals and individuals with first-hand experience of living with the hereditary cancer syndromes. Results: The family is the main source of information and emotional support to deal with genetic cancer syndromes. Multiple individual adaptation processes and communal coping networks interact, influencing the emotional and health-related behavior of family members. This is affected and affects the family’s communication and its’ members reactions to disclosure, with consequent changes in relationships. Conclusions: The systemic interdependent dynamics of family adaptation calls for family-centered care of genetic cancer syndromes. This work was funded by European COMPETE2020 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030980) and by Portuguese National funds FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P (PTDC/PSI-ESP/30980/2017). |
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