Perceived Social Support and its Relation with Mental Adjustment among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 140-158 PDF (802.28 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2023.291077 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zebeda Abd Elgawad Elsherif1; Sahar Elsayed Gaber behilak2 | ||
| 1Assistant professor of Psychiatric &Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Psychiatric &Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Women with breast cancer experienced many problems in various aspects of their lives, that they use active approaches which can result in improving their psychosocial adaptation to the disease. Social support buffers the harmful impacts of cancer. Aim of the study: was to evaluate perceived social support and its relation with mental adjustment among women diagnosed with breast cancer Subject: 85 women with breast cancer as a convenient sample from both inpatient and outpatient services of oncology Department of Tanta University Hospital was included. Study design: a descriptive correlation research design was utilized. Tools of the Study: Tool 1: Perceived Social support scale, include 2 parts: Part one: Socio-demographic Characteristics and Clinical Information. Part two: Perceived Social support scale. Tool 2: Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale. Results: majority 74.1% women had moderate social support while one third 25.9% of them had high social support. The majority 78.8% of women had adapted in fighting spirit subscale of positive adaptation. But two thirds 68.2% of them had not adapted in anxious preoccupation, hopelessness /helplessness, and avoidance subscales of negative adaptation subscales while 31.8% of them had adapted. Conclusion: perceived social support dimensions were not statistically significant correlated with mental adjustment to cancer dimensions. Also perceived social support dimensions with positive & negative mental adjustment to cancer dimensions. While breast cancer severity & degree was statistically significant related with positive mental adjustment dimensions. Recommendations: women showing negative psychological responses to cancer need to psychiatric intervention during cancer treatment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Breast Cancer; Mental Adjustment; Social Suppor | ||
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