Knowledge and attitudes on coping behaviors in patients with breast cancer

سال انتشار: 1394
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 26 شهریور 1395

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancerdeath after lung cancer . Promoting awareness of women and correcting the attitude ofIranian women  as active members of society, is an absolute necessity. Awarenessregarding preventive behaviors, well timede diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, can behighly effective in patients’ coping behavior. This study aimed to assess knowledge andattitudes on coping behaviors in patients with breast cancer. In this cross-sectional study inwhich the knowledge and attitudes of one hundred women referred to the clinic for breastcancer research center in different treatment phases of breast cancer w a s studied.Knowledge and attitudes about breast cancer were evaluated with a standard questionnairewhich its validity and reliability have been examined before the study .coping behaviors alsowere evaluated by a standardized questionnaire (CWQ-R). Demographic data were alsorecorded Data were analyzed by using SPSS software. The mean age of study participantswas 41/4 ± 9/5 ranging 23 to 75 . sixty seven percent of participants were married . and hadcompleted secondary education, while 56% of them showed the lack of information.. Kruskal-Wallis test results revealed a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude, whitcoping behavior in patients with breast cancer (P = 0.05). The study showed that theknowledge and attitudes of breast cancer patients regarding the disease can play a positiverole on their coping with  Breast cancer  .Given that  The majority of patients had lowlevel of knowledge and poor attitudes, this study confirms the need to design acomprehensive training program In conjunction with the recognition And awareness forBreast cancer.

نویسندگان

Maryam Koosha

Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Shahpar haghighat

Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Amir Motamedi

Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Mandana Ebrahimi

Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR, Tehran, Iran