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KMID : 1035420200080020029
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2020 Volume.8 No. 2 p.29 ~ p.39
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The Effects of Mental Health and Family Problem Solving Communication on Cancer Adjustment of Women with Cancer in Nursing Hospital
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Lim Sun-Young
Ma Rye-Won
Park Hye-Sun
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study investigated the relationship among adjustment of cancer, mental health, and family problem solving communication of women with cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine how to improve the adjustment of cancer of women and improve women’s mental health to form family problem solving communication.
Methods : This correlational study was conducted among 101 women with cancer living in the Seoul region. Data collection occurred from August 1,2018, to August 23. The data are reported as means and standard deviations and were analyzed with t tests, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation regression using SPSS version 21.0.
Results : The results of this study showed that adjustment to cancer significantly correlated with the education level of the participants (F=3.27,p<.05) and self-help group participation (F=3.156,p<.05). In this study, the mental health of female cancer patients significantly affected their adjustment to cancer (F=13.13,p<.001). These results explained 19.7% of the variance (F=13.13,p<.001) in mental health and adjustment to cancer in female cancer patients.
Conclusion : In this study, mental health was significantly affected adjustment to cancer. The results suggest that adjustment to cancer can be promoted through the development and application of a nursing intervention program considering the mental health of female cancer patients. In addition, further research is required to identify the factors in consideration of various variables in addition to the sociodemographic and disease-related variables that may affect the adjustment to cancer of female cancer patients in nursing hospitals.
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KEYWORD
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adjustment of cancer, cancer patient, family problem solving communication, mental health, women
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