Jeferson Santos Araújo1, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento2, Márcia Maria Fontão Zago2. 1. Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Faculdade de Saúde Coletiva, Marabá, PA, Brasil. 2. Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To interpret the meaning attributed to men's experience regarding their body during the development of prostate cancer. METHOD: Ethnographic study carried out with men and guided by the narrative method and the theoretical frameworks of medical anthropology and the anthropology of masculinities. Information was obtained through recorded interviews, direct observation, and logs from a field journal, which were examined using inductive thematic analysis. RESULTS: Seventeen men participated in the study. During the process of falling ill with prostate cancer, the male bodies were ruled by moral experiences that influenced the way men conducted their relationship with their health and multifaceted masculinity, standing for hegemonic cultural principles and identity affirmation moral dilemmas, which were interpreted with the meaning of embodiment. CONCLUSION: During the development of the disease, men experience bodily, social, and moral dilemmas that threaten the hegemonic masculinity. Understanding them can help professionals deal with this population.
OBJECTIVE: To interpret the meaning attributed to men's experience regarding their body during the development of prostate cancer. METHOD: Ethnographic study carried out with men and guided by the narrative method and the theoretical frameworks of medical anthropology and the anthropology of masculinities. Information was obtained through recorded interviews, direct observation, and logs from a field journal, which were examined using inductive thematic analysis. RESULTS: Seventeen men participated in the study. During the process of falling ill with prostate cancer, the male bodies were ruled by moral experiences that influenced the way men conducted their relationship with their health and multifaceted masculinity, standing for hegemonic cultural principles and identity affirmation moral dilemmas, which were interpreted with the meaning of embodiment. CONCLUSION: During the development of the disease, men experience bodily, social, and moral dilemmas that threaten the hegemonic masculinity. Understanding them can help professionals deal with this population.
Authors: Jessica Bowie; Oliver Brunckhorst; Robert Stewart; Prokar Dasgupta; Kamran Ahmed Journal: J Cancer Surviv Date: 2021-05-08 Impact factor: 4.442