Anxiety as Predictor of Negative Psychological Well-Being on Chemotherapy Patients of Breast Cancer

Nurwahyuni, Eka; Poeranto, Sri; Supriati, Lilik

doi:10.5958/0974-9357.2019.00066.7

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“…Cancer patients may experience anxiety, irritability, sadness, feelings of hopelessness or emptiness, lose interest, have thoughts that they are better off dead, and even have active plans of suicide (6). Anxiety is a predictor of the emergence of negative psychological well-being, especially in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (7). A study stated that cancer patients continue to worry about their future health because of the possibility of cancer recurrence even after completing their treatment (8).…”

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Hope and psychological well-being after 5 years become breast cancer survivors: a Qualitative Study

Werdani

Prasetya²

2022

JNKI

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Background: Cancer is perceived as a deadly disease for most people, it will affect the hope and psychological well-being of long-term cancer survivors. Objectives: This study aimed to explore changes in hope and psychological well-being after 5 years become breast cancer survivors. Methods: This was a qualitative study with a phenomenological design. Samples were 23 breast cancer survivors in three health centers in Surabaya Indonesia taken by purposive sampling technique based on inclusion criteria. An in-depth interview was done when collecting the data. The interview was recorded with the permission of the participants. The data were inductively analyzed through conventional content analysis. Results: The participant has an age range of 41 – 70 years old, and most of them are no longer working since being diagnosed with cancer. This study found 4 themes consisting of the first theme was positive hope about cancer with 3 sub-themes: hope to recover, hope no recurrence occurs, and hope to be healthier, the second theme was a good future with 3 sub-themes: long life, back to work, and optimism, the third theme was positive psychological well-being with 3 sub-themes: positive thinking, self-control ability, happy feeling, the last theme was a close relationship with God with 2 sub-themes: grateful and pray, repentance. Conclusions: Breast cancer survivors who have been diagnosed for more than 5 years and have completed cancer therapy had a positive hope to recover, are optimistic about the future and are closer to God, this encourages the achievement of positive psychological well-being.

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