'It is hard for mums to put themselves first': How mothers diagnosed with breast cancer manage the sociological boundaries between paid work, family and caring for the self

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-106

  Mackenzie, Catherine Ruth ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Boundary theory; Breast cancer; Cancer survivorship; Care work; Gender; Qualitative; Return to work

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISEASE TREATMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; SURVIVORSHIP; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RESPONSIBILITY; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BREAST TUMOR; EMPATHY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

AUSTRALIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMPATHY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84905680244     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.043     Document Type: Article

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