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Ahn J, Suh EE. Body image alteration in women with breast cancer: A concept analysis using an evolutionary method. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 2023; 10:100214. [PMID: 37213808 PMCID: PMC10199402 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Objective Women with breast cancer experience changes in body image, a key predictor of overall quality of life. Body image alteration has been recognized in scholarly circles and is actively being researched on; however, a comprehensive conceptualization of body image alteration from an oncological perspective is insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the concept of body image alteration in women within the context of breast cancer based on Rodgers' evolutionary method. Methods A literature search using a combination of the keywords "breast neoplasms" and "body image" was conducted via PubMed, CINAHL, EMbase, PsycInfo, KISS, and RISS. Peer-reviewed journal articles related to body image alteration in women with breast cancer, published from 2001 to 2020, were included in this study. Results Three critical attributes of body image alteration were identified: "dismantling the existing body image," "transitioning to the altered body," and "re-integrating a new body image." Antecedents included "breast cancer and its treatment," "awakening to the sociocultural norms of a feminine body," and "triggering events for reflecting on one's body." The consequences were "psychological well-being or distress," "strengthening or breakdown of intimate relationships," "enhancement or impairment of social functioning," and "adherence or resistance to breast cancer treatment." Conclusions This study provides comprehensive conceptualizations that encompass individual, interpersonal, and sociocultural components and cover both negative and positive changes in body image from a long-term perspective. This may offer a useful framework that can be used to develop effective interventions for body image improvement and accelerate further research.
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- Jeonghee Ahn
- College of Nursing, Seoul National Univeristy, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding author.
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Teye-Kwadjo E, Goka AS, Ussher YAA. Unpacking the psychological and physical well-being of Ghanaian patients with breast cancer. DIALOGUES IN HEALTH 2022; 1:100060. [PMID: 38515885 PMCID: PMC10953980 DOI: 10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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This study explored the psychological and physical well-being of 12 Ghanaian women diagnosed with breast cancer, aged between 22 and 69 years. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with participants to understand their lived experiences following their diagnosis and treatment. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse the transcripts. Findings revealed that patients' psychological and physical well-being relative to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment are marked by (a) persistent pain, (b) concerns with physical appearance, (c) a willingness to lose a breast for survival, (d) positive religious coping, and (e) posttraumatic growth (i.e., positive psychological changes in the aftermath of diagnosis or treatment). The findings suggest that recognising patients' concerns with pain, physical changes, and the will to lose a breast to survive in the care continuum may yield public health dividends. Moreover, the findings highlight the need for individualised psychotherapeutic interventions to assist the patients to deal with the disease in the aftermath of their diagnosis and treatment.
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- Enoch Teye-Kwadjo
- Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG84, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG84, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG31, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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Sukartini T, Permata Sari YI. Women with breast cancer living with one breast after a mastectomy. CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY 2021. [DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dionigi F, Martinelli V, Trotti E, Ferrari A, Garcia-Etienne CA, Valle AD, Grasso D, Ferraris E, Rizzo G, Praticò V, Sgarella A. "My Husband Affects Me More Than My Cancer": Reflections on Simultaneous Intimate Partner Violence and Breast Cancer Experience in a 48-Year-Old Woman. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2020; 35:1041-1045. [PMID: 31786799 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-019-01661-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this paper, we present the case of a 48-year-old woman diagnosed with early breast cancer. As candidate for mastectomy, she refused immediate reconstruction. She was referred to a psycho-oncologist for further evaluation and support. Psychological sessions helped reveal a history of intimate partner violence and helped clarify the reason for her refusal to undergo immediate reconstruction. Experience with this case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary practice in which collaboration between surgeons, oncologists, and mental health professionals leads to a more in-depth understanding of the apparently paradoxical behaviors of patients, and to better care for their needs.
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- Francesca Dionigi
- Dottorato di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale III a indirizzo Senologico e dei tessuti molli, viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale II, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, via Ottorino Rossi 9, 21010, Varese, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale III a indirizzo Senologico e dei tessuti molli, viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale III a indirizzo Senologico e dei tessuti molli, viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale III a indirizzo Senologico e dei tessuti molli, viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Oncologia Medica, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Oncologia Medica, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Oncologia Medica, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale III a indirizzo Senologico e dei tessuti molli, viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale III a indirizzo Senologico e dei tessuti molli, viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Miranda TPS, Caldeira S, de Oliveira HF, Iunes DH, Nogueira DA, Chaves EDCL, de Carvalho EC. Intercessory Prayer on Spiritual Distress, Spiritual Coping, Anxiety, Depression and Salivary Amylase in Breast Cancer Patients During Radiotherapy: Randomized Clinical Trial. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2020; 59:365-380. [PMID: 31054062 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00827-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The goal of this study was to assess the effect of intercessory prayer in the psychological, spiritual and biological scores of breast cancer patients who are undergoing radiotherapy. Double-blind RCT comprising a sample of 31 participants (15 in the Control Group and 16 in the Intervention Group). Data collection was performed in three time points (T0, T1 and T2). Significant changes have been identified in the intra-group analysis, concerning the decrease in spiritual distress score; negative religious/spiritual coping prevailed, while the total religious/spiritual coping increased between the posttest T2 to T0. Intercessory prayer was effective in religious and spiritual scores.
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- Talita Prado Simão Miranda
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Hopwood P, Hopwood N. New challenges in psycho-oncology: An embodied approach to body image. Psychooncology 2019; 28:211-218. [PMID: 30488572 DOI: 10.1002/pon.4936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Penelope Hopwood
- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- School of Education, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
- Department of Curriculum Studies, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Sun L, Ang E, Ang WHD, Lopez V. Losing the breast: A meta-synthesis of the impact in women breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology 2017; 27:376-385. [DOI: 10.1002/pon.4460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Lingshan Sun
- Gynaecology-Oncology Ward; KK Women's and Children's Hospital; Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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Olsson M, Nilsson M, Fugl-Meyer K, Petersson LM, Wennman-Larsen A, Kjeldgård L, Alexanderson K. Life satisfaction of women of working age shortly after breast cancer surgery. Qual Life Res 2017; 26:673-684. [PMID: 28070803 PMCID: PMC5309315 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-016-1479-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Purpose To explore, among women of working age, satisfaction with life as a whole and with different life domains, and its associations with social and health variables, shortly after breast cancer surgery. Methods This cross-sectional study included 605 women, aged 20–63 years, who had had breast cancer surgery with no distant metastasis, pre-surgical chemotherapy, or previous breast cancer. Associations between LiSat-11 and demographic and social factors as well as health- and treatment-related variables were analysed by multivariable logistic regression. Results Compared with Swedish reference levels, the women were, after breast cancer surgery, less satisfied with life, particularly sexual life. Women working shortly after breast cancer surgery were more often satisfied with life in provision domains compared with the reference population. Although most included variables showed associations with satisfaction, after adjustment for all significantly associated variables, only six variables—having children, being in work, having emotional and informational social support, and having good physical and emotional functioning—were positively associated with satisfaction with life as a whole. The odds ratios for satisfaction were higher in most life domains if the woman had social support and good emotional and cognitive functioning. Conclusions One month after breast cancer surgery, satisfaction with different life domains was associated primarily with social support and health-related functioning. However, this soon after surgery, treatment-related variables showed no significant associations with life satisfaction. These results are useful for planning interventions to enhance e.g. social support and emotional as well as cognitive functioning.
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- Mariann Olsson
- Division of Social Work, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Social Work, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Social Work, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Social Work, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Social Work, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Koçan S, Gürsoy A. Body Image of Women with Breast Cancer After Mastectomy: A Qualitative Research. THE JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH 2016; 12:145-150. [PMID: 28331752 DOI: 10.5152/tjbh.2016.2913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To gain a holistic and deep understanding about how mastectomy effects the body image of women who have breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample of this qualitative descriptive study consisted of twenty patients who underwent mastectomy procedures. Semi-structured interviews were conducted during the second week after mastectomy. Each interview was transcribed verbatim, and a thematic analysis was performed. RESULTS After the mastectomy, the findings related to the women's body image and their experiences were specified as four main themes and seven sub-themes. The main themes were: meaning of the breast, mastectomy and me, my body image and body image changes, and social life. Most of the participants in this study stated that the breast meant femininity, beauty, and motherhood. It was found that the meaning of mastectomy varied according to individuals. Women used quite negative statements about their appearances. The participants also said that they felt that half themselves was missing, as individuals and women. The women stated that they preferred clothes that hid their lack of breast. Some of the participants mentioned that relations with their husbands were not like before, and they abstained from social interaction. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that mastectomy as a surgical treatment for breast cancer may negatively affect a woman's body image and her self-image.
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- Sema Koçan
- Vocational School of Health Services, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Karadeniz Technical University, School of Health Sciences, Trabzon, Turkey
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Archer S, Holland FG, Montague J. 'Do you mean I'm not whole?': Exploring the role of support in women's experiences of mastectomy without reconstruction. J Health Psychol 2016; 23:1598-1609. [PMID: 27596275 DOI: 10.1177/1359105316664135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study explores the role of others in supporting younger women who opt not to reconstruct their breast post-mastectomy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six women diagnosed with breast cancer in their 30s/40s. The women lived in England, had been diagnosed a minimum of 5 years previously and had undergone unilateral mastectomy. An interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed three themes: Assuring the self: 'I'll love you whatever', Challenging the self: 'Do you mean I'm not whole?' and Accepting the self: 'I've come out the other side'. The women's experiences of positive support and challenges to their sense of self are discussed.
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Rees S, Young A. The Experiences and Perceptions of Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer during Pregnancy. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 2016; 3:252-258. [PMID: 27981168 PMCID: PMC5123527 DOI: 10.4103/2347-5625.189814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although much has been documented about the experience of breast cancer, the accounts of young women have been relatively neglected, despite that around 20% of the breast cancer diagnoses occur in women under the age of 50. In particular, the voices of young women diagnosed during pregnancy are missing from research. Breast cancer is the most common cancer associated with pregnancy, and it is diagnosed in about 1 in 3000 pregnancies. METHODS This study presents data from three women drawn from a larger study of women who had been diagnosed under the age of 45 and had completed their treatment for breast cancer. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were undertaken, with a methodology informed by social constructionist grounded theory and feminism. RESULTS The findings here report the ways that having breast cancer during pregnancy disrupted taken-for-granted assumptions about their pregnancies, new motherhood, and their future life course, and how this occurred within the context of gendered ideas about femininity and motherhood. CONCLUSIONS Breast cancer during pregnancy has a far-reaching impact on young women's lives, and women affected may need practical support in caring for young children, and counselling may be appropriate. Further research is needed in this important area.
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- Sophie Rees
- Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
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Are vegans the same as vegetarians? The effect of diet on perceptions of masculinity. Appetite 2016; 97:79-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 09/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fallbjörk U, Rasmussen BH, Karlsson S, Salander P. Aspects of body image after mastectomy due to breast cancer - a two-year follow-up study. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2012; 17:340-5. [PMID: 23083641 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE This 2-year follow-up study explores aspects of body image after mastectomy due to breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS This population-based study included 76 women living in northern Sweden who, during November 2006 to October 2007, underwent mastectomy due to breast cancer. The women completed a questionnaire entitled "Life After Mastectomy (LAM)" 10 months after the mastectomy and again 2 years later. We used SPSS version 18.0 for data processing and analysis. RESULTS The findings indicate that few significant changes in body image had taken place during the 2-year interval between the first and second completion of the questionnaire. An exception was a significant decrease in feelings of sexual attractiveness and comfort during sexual intimacy. At follow-up, 21% of the women had undergone breast reconstruction (BR). They were significantly younger than the women who had not had BR (53 vs. 63 years). Besides being younger, no other significant differences could be found between those women who had undergone BR and those who had not. The fact that the decrease in sexual attractiveness and feelings of comfort during sexual intimacy also applied to the subgroup of women who had had BR may therefore be surprising. A better understanding of issues related to breast cancer treatment and sexual function is vital. CONCLUSION It is important for health care professionals to be aware of problems related to sexual intimacy and to be prepared not just to provide information about these, but also to reflect on expectations vs. reality together with the women.
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