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KMID : 0928320070070010032
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2007 Volume.7 No. 1 p.32 ~ p.38
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Relationship between stress response, body image perception and spouse support of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
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Sung Mi-Hae
Kim Gook-Hwa
Jung Min-Hee
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between the stress response, body image and spouse support and analyze the influential variables on stress response in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods: The subjects were eighty-nine patients who were receiving chemotherapy after mastectomies at three hospitals in Seoul from November 8, 2004 to December 31, 2004. Collected data was analyzed by descriptive test, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regression.
Results: The score of patient’s stress response in relation with general characteristics showed a significant discrepancy by monthly income(p<.05) and mammoplasty(p<.01). The score of spouse support in relation with general characteristics showed a significant discrepancy by education(p<.05). The correlation between patient’s stress response and body image showed a negative correlation(p<.01). The monthly income accounted for 19.0% of influential variable on patient’s stress response and 38.0% including body image, mammoplasty and spouse support.
Conclusions: Breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy had a very high psychological stress response. Nursing intervention should be developed for enhancing body image of subjects because body image is negatively correlated with stress response. (Korean J Health Promot Dis Prev 2007 ; 7(1) : 32~38)
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KEYWORD
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stress response, body image, spouse support
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