Title
Paving the Way: A Grounded Theory of Discovery and Decision Making for Individuals With the CDH1 Marker
Publication Date
2020-07-01
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Nursing
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Health Services Administration | Neoplasms | Nursing | Oncology
Abstract
PURPOSE: To understand the process of discovery and decision making for adults with the CDH1 marker for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer and inherited breast cancer.
PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Purposeful sampling included 20 participants.
METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: Grounded theory with constant comparison was used.
FINDINGS: The decision-making process of Paving the Way addresses the challenges for individuals diagnosed with the CDH1 marker. The theory explains the process of learning the risk, discerning testing, choosing iterative individual interventions, and adjusting postoperatively while normalizing to live longer.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: The process explains and describes the nine factors for decision making and predicts the timing for nursing interventions for genetic testing and pre- and postoperative assessment and planning.
Keywords
CDH1, breast cancer, gastric cancer, genetics, grounded theory
DOI of Published Version
10.1188/20.ONF.446-456
Source
Hersperger CL, Boucher J, Theroux R. Paving the Way: A Grounded Theory of Discovery and Decision Making for Individuals With the CDH1 Marker. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2020 Jul 1;47(4):446-456. doi: 10.1188/20.ONF.446-456. PMID: 32555552. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Oncology nursing forum
Related Resources
PubMed ID
32555552
Repository Citation
Hersperger CL, Boucher J, Theroux RT. (2020). Paving the Way: A Grounded Theory of Discovery and Decision Making for Individuals With the CDH1 Marker. Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Publications. https://doi.org/10.1188/20.ONF.446-456. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsn_pp/142
Comments
Cheryl L. Hersperger participated in this study as a doctoral student (view her dissertation) in the Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Medical School.