155 Determination of self-esteem and body image in patients who had surgeries due to breast cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. S48
Author(s):  
Z. Koç ◽  
Z. Saglam
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Self Esteem

scholarly journals Factors associated with depression symptoms in women after breast cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonessa Boing ◽  
Gustavo Soares Pereira ◽  
Camila Da Cruz Ramos de Araújo ◽  
Fabiana Flores Sperandio ◽  
Monique Da Silva Gevaerd Loch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Oncology Research

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the factors associated with the presence of depression symptoms in women after breast cancer. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 181 women with breast cancer, aged 57.0 years (SD = 9.5), who were undergoing treatment or after treatment in the Oncology Research Center in Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The questionnaire comprised items addressing general and health information, economic level, anthropometric measures, depression symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory), self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale), and body image (Body Image After Breast Cancer Questionnaire). Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were performed by chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests to verify association, Mann-Whitney U test to compare the groups and Poisson regression to identify the prevalence ratio of the factors associated with presence of depression symptoms (p < 0.05). RESULTS: We found an association between the presence of depression symptoms and the group of younger women (aged 40–60 years), those who had another disease besides cancer, those who had mastectomy surgery, those who suffered from lymphedema, and those who presented low–medium self-esteem. Less educated women presented more depressive symptoms, as did women with worse body image on the subscales of limitations, transparency, and arm concerns. CONCLUSIONS: Age, educational attainment, diagnosis of other diseases, type of surgery, lymphedema, self-esteem, and body image were factors associated with the presence of depression symptoms in Brazilian women after breast cancer. Health professionals should be aware of these relationships and try to detect depression symptoms earlier and improve the care they provide to these women.

scholarly journals Câncer de mama: (re)significando a imagem corporal feminina

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (34) ◽  
pp. 266-276
Author(s):  
Básia Menezes Hagen ◽  
Amuzza Aylla Pereira dos Santos ◽  
Isabel Comassetto ◽  
Juliana Bento de Lima Holanda ◽  
Maira De Melo Freire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Malignant Neoplasm ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cáncer De Mama ◽  
Oncology Nursing ◽  
High Complexity ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
The Relationship

O estudo objetivou descrever o (re)significar da sexualidade para a mulher ao descobrir-se com neoplasia maligna da mama. É um estudo qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo, realizado com 15 mulheres em um Centro de Alta Complexidade em Oncologia (CACON) no estado do nordeste brasileiro. Os resultados encontrados foram divididos em dois categorias: Os sentimentos relacionados à (re)significação da imagem corporal e A cura acima da (re)significação da Imagem corporal diante do diagnóstico de câncer de mama. Esse estudo possibilitou perceber que as mulheres, após o diagnóstico de neoplasia maligna da mama, (re)significaram de maneiras diferentes a relação entre o diagnóstico do câncer de mama e a sexualidade, além de apontar ainda que elas necessitam de informações para fortalecer sua autoestima e se colocar como protagonista no processo de adoecimento.Descritores: Neoplasias da Mama, Sexualidade, Enfermagem Oncológica. Breast cancer: (re)signifying female body imageAbstract: The woman's view of her body image is essential in her sexuality, and the breasts play a large role, associating with woman's femininity. The study has as objective to describe the (re)meaning of sexuality for the woman when discovering herself with malignant neoplasm of the breast. It is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, carried out with 15 women in a Center of High Complexity in Oncology (CACON) in Maceió-AL. The results were divided in two themes: The feelings related to (re)signification of the body image and The cure above the (re)signification of the body image before the diagnosis of breast cancer. This study made it possible to perceive that women, after diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of the breast, (re)mean in different ways the relationship between diagnosis and sexuality. He also pointed out that they need information to strengthen their self-esteem and stand as a protagonist.Descriptors: Breast Neoplasms, Sexuality, Oncology Nursing. Cáncer de mama: (re)significando la imagen corporal femeninaResumen: La visión de la mujer sobre su imagen corporal es esencial en su sexualidad y las mamas tienen un gran papel, asociando la feminidad de la mujer. El estudio tiene como objetivo descrever el (re)significar de la sexualidad para la mujer al descubrirse con neoplasia maligna de la mama. Es un estudio cualitativo, exploratorio y descriptivo, realizado con 15 mujeres en un Centro de Alta Complejidad en Oncología (CACON) en Maceió-AL. Los resultados encontrados fueron divididos en dos temas: Sentimientos relacionados con la (re)significación de la imagen corporal y La curación por encima de la (re) significación de la imagen corporal ante el diagnóstico de cáncer de mama. Este estudio permitió percibir que las mujeres, después del diagnóstico de neoplasia maligna de la mama, (re)significan de maneras diferentes la relación entre el diagnóstico y la sexualidad. También apunta que necesitan información para fortalecer su autoestima y colocarse como protagonista.Descriptores: Neoplasias de la Mama, Sexualidad, Enfermería Oncológica.

Body image, self-esteem and quality of life during oncology treatment in breast cancer, cervical cancer, and prostate cancer in comparison to the healthy population.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21550-e21550
Author(s):  
Anna Kieszkowska-Grudny ◽  
Monika Rucinska ◽  
Robert Ciesak ◽  
Marta Wisniewska
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Adjuvant Radiotherapy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Oncological Treatment

e21550 Background:Cancers are the second most common cause of death. Treatment of cancers is complex and might be aggressive, takes a long time and is usually difficult to accept for patients. As a result of disease and treatment a body image(BI) is impaired and can reduce quality of life(QoL),which has become a very important factor. The objective of the study was to investigate BI and QoL during oncological treatment of breast cancer(BCa), cervical cancer(CeCa) and prostate cancer(PCa) patients and to compare with healthy groups of men(HM) and women(HW). Methods:The analysis included 280 participants: 31 BCa-pts just after oncological surgery (age26-86 years,M = 63,23,Me = 65), 44 BCa-pts during adjuvant radiotherapy (age37-69years, M = 57,23,Me = 60), 21 CeCa-pts during therapy (age30-68years,M = 54,43,Me = 60), 52 PCa-pts with clinical stage T1-T2N0M0 (age57-86;M = 70,65;Me = 70) after standard three-dimensional conformal radiation treatment (3DCRT), 32 PCa-pts (age59-84;M = 74;Me = 75) after stereotactic hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT), than without any type of cancer 50HM (age47-92years;M = 62,28;Me = 60) and 50HW (age30-84 years,M = 51,46,Me = 50). The subjects filled out the questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30 (ver3.0.) and a specially designed questionnaire for a body image assessment. Results:All factors associated with BI between groups differed significantly (p < 0,05): general appearance, self-esteem, physical and sexual attractiveness. The highest assessment in all categories were done by HRT-pts and the lowest by BCa-pts during radiotherapy, than BCa-pts after surgery. HM and HW perceived BI on a similar level, however lower than HRT-pts. Overall QoL was significantly lowest in BCa-pts after surgery (p < 0,05), but physical, role, emotional, and general functioning were the worst in BCa-pts during radiotherapy (p < 0,05). The lowest social QoL was assessed by CeCa-pts (p < 0,05). Conclusions:It seems that oncological treatment influences significantly BI of cancer patients and worsens QoL especially in breast cancer women just after surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. HTR-pts assesses BI and general QoL even better than healthy groups.

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