Table 2.
Perceived conflicts in women with breast cancer
| Code | Sub-category | Category | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/fear of relapsing disease due to pregnancy | Unwillingness | Paradox of decision-making to childbearing | Conflicts |
| 2/concern for damage to the fetus | |||
| 3/inability to care for the baby | |||
| 4/child abstinence | |||
| 5/fear of harm to the child due to the breakdown of the family structure | |||
| 6/worried about having a baby because of the mother’s irritability | |||
| 1/changing the structure of life | Tendency | ||
| 2/creating humor and emotional interaction | |||
| 3/the symbol of motivation to survive | |||
| 4/inducing health | |||
| 5/taking wife’s request | |||
| 1/unaware of the effect of the disease on fertility | Sterile dread | ||
| 2/fear of losing pregnancy | |||
| 3/concerned not having a child | |||
| 4/fear of a lifelong sterility | |||
| 1/heredity of the disease | Fear of unawareness | Fear | |
| 2/recurrence in pregnancy | |||
| 3/complications and treatment in breastfeeding | |||
| 4/effect on pregnancy | |||
| 5/decease | |||
| 6/chemotherapy | |||
| 7/radiotherapy | |||
| 8/disability | |||
| 9/unsuccessful marriage | |||
| 1/the sense of ridicule of others | Dismal state | Sinister emotions | |
| 2/disorder of spouse’s dreams | |||
| 3/losing husband | |||
| 4/fear of separation emotional | |||
| 5/social stigma | |||
| 6/feel sorry | |||
| 7/irrational thoughts | |||
| 8/feeling ineffective | |||
| 9/isolation and withdrawal from the community | |||
| 10/negative mental ruminations about themselves | |||
| 11/stagnation | |||
| 12/shame | |||
| 13/be tired of life | |||
| 14/feeling lonely | |||
| 15/decreased emotional adjustment | |||
| 16/decreasing matching power | |||
| 17/mischief about yourself | |||
| 18/riding with your own being | |||
| 19/sleep disorders | |||
| 20/loss of fighting spirit | |||
| 21/frustration and hopelessness | |||
| 22/confronting spirituality | |||
| 23/disorder of emotions | |||
| 24/pessimistic thoughts | |||
| 25/fear of death | |||
| 26/panic attack | |||
| 27/interpersonal problems | |||
| 28/anger | |||
| 29/irritability | |||
| 1/fertility | Physical impairment | Challenges | |
| 2/childbirth | |||
| 3/motherly scramble | |||
| 4/use of fertility technology | |||
| 5/corrupted body image | |||
| 6/exposure to life-threatening illness | |||
| 1/sexual attraction drop | Mental stress | ||
| 2/defective problem solving skill | |||
| 3/disturbances in dealing with spouse and child | |||
| 4/contradictory beliefs about the use of prosthesis | |||
| 5/spiritual erosion caused by wandering | |||
| 6/particular role of the parent |