EXAMINATION OF EFFECT ON BODY IMAGE, SELF-ESTEEM AND MARITAL ADJUSTMENT OF MASTECTOMY IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER

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dc.authoridUçar, Tuba/0000-0002-4450-6826
dc.authorwosidUçar, Tuba/ABH-3807-2020
dc.contributor.authorUcar, Tuba
dc.contributor.authorUzun, Ozge
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:58:46Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:58:46Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION AND AIM: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Turkish women, accounting for 24.1% of all cancer in women. The loss of a breast by reason of mastectomy applied for treatment of breast cancer causes significant psychosocial problems among women. Aim of this study is to investigate the effect on body image, self-esteem and marital adjustment of mastectomy in women with breast cancer. METHOD AND MATERIALS: This research was carried out retrospectively and analytic by way of comparing a group of women with mastectomy with a healthy control group bearing similar attributes. The sample of study included in 52 women who undergone mastectomy in General Surgery Department of Turgut ozal Medical Center between the dates January 1st 2002 and August 31st 2006 and 52 women with healthy. Data were collected by using questionnaire forms for women with mastectomy and healthy, Body Cathexis Scale (BCS), Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSS) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). FINDINGS: According to the mean total scores obtained from BCS, RSS and DAS; body image, self-esteem and marital adjustment of women with mastectomy was significantly lower than in women with healthy (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: It was determined that mastectomy caused negatively impact on body image, self-esteem and marital adjustment in women with breast cancer.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage168en_US
dc.identifier.issn2149-1976
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage162en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/103158
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000218505600008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Breast Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectbreast canceren_US
dc.subjectmastectomyen_US
dc.subjectbody imageen_US
dc.subjectself-esteemen_US
dc.subjectmarital adjustmenten_US
dc.titleEXAMINATION OF EFFECT ON BODY IMAGE, SELF-ESTEEM AND MARITAL ADJUSTMENT OF MASTECTOMY IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCERen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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