Men's experience of caring for a family member with cancer: a theory based on data

CONCLUSION: the theory allowed us to understand feelings, perceptions, ways of acting and facing the diagnosis, providing care, recognizing difficulties and learning from the situations that arise, making explicit the interactional processes and symbolic elements present and how these influence male caregivers in their actions and attitudes.BACKGROUND: (1) For men, caring is a choice (2) Taking care symbolizes a way of expressing love and reciprocation. (3) Love in caring is strengthened by reciprocity, commitment, gratitude and zeal. (4) To provide care, man reorganizes himself and adjusts to the conditions that present themselves (5) Male caregivers need to be heard and included in the actions of health teams.PMID:38294054 | PMC:PMC10825896 | DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.6679.4095
Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research