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KMID : 0895019990020010047
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Chungnam Journal of Nursing Academy
1999 Volume.2 No. 1 p.47 ~ p.54
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Role stress and health locus of control in women with breast cancer
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So Hee-Young
Goo Kyung-Ae
Myung Gil-Jae
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Abstract
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The purpose of the study was to identify the cause of delaying the screening test of breast cancer by comparing the role stress and locus of control between the women with breast cancer and the healthy women. The 213 women with the mean age of 48.7 years were surveyed with structured questionnaires and the data were analyzed using SAS program.
The results were as follows: 1. There was statistically no difference in role stress between two groups. 2. The women who has extemal locus of control were negatively correlated with role stress in healthy population. 3. Among demographic characteristics of breast cancer women, there were significant differences in role stress according to monthly income and marital status. 4. The influencing factors of the occurrence of breast cancer were marital status, educational level, and the occupation of the subjects according to the result of logistic regression analysis. Women’s role stress was related to economie and marital status and locus of control. Further investigation would be necessary to identify other causes of delaying the screening test related to ecological, socio-cultural aspects for early detection of breast cancer in women population.
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