Breast Cancer Patients’ Emotional Acceptance: Nominal Group Technique (NGT) approach

Ahmad Saharrudin Mat Akir; Engku Mardiah Engku Kamarudin; Noor Syamilah Zakaria

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI20.6097

Authors

Ahmad Saharrudin Mat Akir Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Malaysia
Engku Mardiah Engku Kamarudin Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Malaysia
Noor Syamilah Zakaria Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI20.6097

Keywords:

Breast Cancer, Acceptance of Cancer, Cancer Diagnosis , Emotional Acceptance

Abstract

Many individuals diagnosed with breast cancer experience emotional stress that interferes with their psychological functioning and quality of life. Thus, this study aims to explore the level and experience of emotional acceptance when individuals are diagnosed with breast cancer. This study’s main objective is to determine the emotional acceptance process of patients diagnosed with breast cancer in Malaysia. This study uses the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) and has involved a total of 11 experts who have faced breast cancer. Changing the patient's emotional acceptance depends on the influence of the cancer patient's internal and external positive motivation.

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