Photovoice-Based Assessment of Weight Management Experiences of Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Tamoxifen

Jung Suk Park, Jeong-Won Han, Jin Hyuk Choi and Kyoung Chun Lee
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Jung Suk Park: College of Nursing, Kosin University, 262 Gamchen-ro (Jang Gi Ryeo-ro), Seo-gu, Busan 49267, Korea
Jeong-Won Han: College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02453, Korea
Jin Hyuk Choi: Department of Breast Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, 262 Gamchen-ro (Jang Gi Ryeo-ro), Seo-gu, Busan 49267, Korea
Kyoung Chun Lee: Department of Breast Surgery, Saegyero Hospital, 42, Jonghabundongjang-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan 47876, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: In this study, an in-depth analysis of weight management experiences of breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen is conducted, thereby providing basic data to help develop a multidimensional strategy to reduce recurrence and increase the survival rate of breast cancer patients. Study participants included nine breast cancer patients who were treated with tamoxifen at Kosin University Hospital and Saegyero Hospital in Busan Metropolitan City, Korea. This study employed the photovoice methodology. Participants described the need for family support and cooperation with weight management, provision of personalized weight management programs by medical institutions, provision of information on weight management programs by the community, and financial support for the weight management programs for breast cancer patients at the national level. This study emphasized the importance of weight management for breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen and collected and analyzed vivid opinions of these patients using photos taken by them.

Keywords: breast; neoplasm; body weight (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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