Relationships between social support and social image concerns in Turkish women with breast cancer

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dc.contributor.authorOzkaraman A.
dc.contributor.authorCulha I.
dc.contributor.authorFadiloglu Z.C.
dc.contributor.authorKosgeroglu N.
dc.contributor.authorGokce S.
dc.contributor.authorAlparslan G.B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-26T21:26:30Z
dc.date.available2019-10-26T21:26:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer types in women and is amongst the most devastating and stressful events in the life of women. The external appearance of breast cancer patients usually changes due to the surgical and/or medical therapies used. An association may be found between social support perception and social appearance anxiety in patients with breast cancer in the period after mastectomy. Therefore, this study investigated the social appearance anxiety and social support status in women with breast cancer in our country. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment or follow-up in Medical Oncology and General Surgery departments. Results: The mean age of the participants was 51.13±8.48 years (range, 24-74 years) with nearly half of the patients (40.6%) aged 40-50 years. Of the patients, 39.1% had stage 3 breast cancer. The mean score on Cancer Patient's Social Support Scale (CPSSS) was 134.85±9.35, and there was a significant difference in CPSSS total scores between the age groups, educational levels, self-reported income levels and stage of disease (p<0.05). The mean Social Image Anxiety Scale (SIAS) score was found to be 34.30±9.35 (min:16, max:66) in women participating in this study. The CPSSS and SIAS scores of the participants were inversely correlated, and the SIAS score was found to decrease with the increasing CPSSS score but with no statistically significant difference (r=-0.110, p=0.217). Conclusions: Social appearance anxiety is higher in the patients with poor social support.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.5.1795en_US
dc.identifier.endpage1802en_US
dc.identifier.issn1513-7368
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid25773827en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1795en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.5.1795
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/17350
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsian Pacific Organization for Cancer Preventionen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Preventionen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectBreast canceren_US
dc.subjectSocial image anxietyen_US
dc.subjectSocial supporten_US
dc.titleRelationships between social support and social image concerns in Turkish women with breast canceren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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