Body image and sexual dysfunctions: comparison between breast cancer patients and healthy women

Bakht, Sepideh; Najafi, Saeideh

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.314

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“…Bakht and Najafi (2010) found poorer body image in women who underwent mastectomy compared to healthy women. Moreover, Fobair et al (2006) reported that women usually have body image concerns and sexual problems during the first few months after the mastectomy and usually have more problems because of the changes related to the mastectomy, hair loss related to the chemotherapy, weight loss/gain and the thought of DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.5.1795 Relationships between Social Support andSocial Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer not being understood by the spouse.…”

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confidence: 87%

Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Özkaraman

Çulha²,

Fadiloglu³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer types in women and is amongst the most devastating and stressful events in the life of women. The external appearance of breast cancer patients usually changes due to the surgical and/or medical therapies used. An association may be found between social support perception and social appearance anxiety in patients with breast cancer in the period after mastectomy. Therefore, this study investigated the social appearance anxiety and social support status in women with breast cancer in our country. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment or follow-up in Medical Oncology and General Surgery departments. Results: The mean age of the participants was 51.13±8.48 years (range, 24-74 years) with nearly half of the patients (40.6%) aged 40-50 years. Of the patients, 39.1% had stage 3 breast cancer. The mean score on Cancer Patient's Social Support Scale (CPSSS) was 134.85±9.35, and there was a significant difference in CPSSS total scores between the age groups, educational levels, self-reported income levels and stage of disease (p<0.05). The mean Social Image Anxiety Scale (SIAS) score was found to be 34.30±9.35 (min:16, max:66) in women participating in this study. The CPSSS and SIAS scores of the participants were inversely correlated, and the SIAS score was found to decrease with the increasing CPSSS score but with no statistically significant difference (r=-0.110, p=0.217). Conclusions: Social appearance anxiety is higher in the patients with poor social support

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confidence: 87%

Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Özkaraman

Çulha²,

Fadiloglu³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…The results showed that there was no significant difference between the overall sexual performances, but there was a significant difference between all subscales of mental image of body except the body weight [6]. Weitzner et al (1997) and Shimozuma et al (1999) have concluded that in women who have undergone mastectomy, there is a relationship between mood and quality of life due to the fact that the disorder in mental image of body after mastectomy causes persistent stress and anxiety in patients with breast cancer and provides the ground for the mood changes [45,48].…”

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Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life and Body Image in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Mastectomy

Olyaie

Toozandehjani

Neyshabouri

2016

IRJ

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Objectives: The present research has been carried out to investigate the effectiveness of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on modification of body image and quality of life in women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy. Materials:This research is a quasi-experimental study (pretest-posttest with control). In this clinical trial, 50 voluntary patients who had undergone mastectomy in 2013 and 2014 were screened among the patients admitted to Omid Hospital and Reza Treatment Center in Mashhad and were randomly divided into experimental group (n=25) and control group (n=25). First, both groups were pretested. Then, the experimental group received group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy treatments during eight sessions of 120 minutes (one session per week), but the control group received no treatment. At the end of treatment, both groups received the post-test. Data collection tools included standard questionnaires EROTIC QLQ-Br 23.V.3 and the quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). The data were analyzed based on covariance analysis using SPSS software (Version 20). Results:Comparison of the mean scores of quality of life and body image showed a significant difference between the control and experimental groups after receiving the treatment (P<0.01). In other words, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was effective on the quality of life and modification of body image in patients.Discussion: Group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy can be considered as an effective and efficient approach to the quality of life and modification of body image in women with breast cancer who have undergone mastectomy.

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“…A study (2010) showed that different treatments of breast cancer have specific effects on body image, menopause, and finally sexual problems. They reported that cancer patients had lower scores in all body image scales except for their weight, compared to healthy individuals (13). Meanwhile, Haravi et al (2006) showed that group counseling led to a better body image among the breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (14).…”

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Effect of Continuous Care Model on Body Image Among Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Clinical Trial

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Background: Body image disturbance is a common complication after chemotherapy. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of continuous care model on body image among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 78 breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in Ahwaz, Iran in 2013. Firstly, paired subjects were selected among identical subjects, and were randomly assigned to study and control groups. In the study group, continuous care model was administrated, and body image evaluation questionnaire was adopted to evaluate cancer patients' body image. Body image was assessed in two time points (once before the intervention on day four of chemotherapy and once again two months after the intervention). Data were analyzed by independent t-test and chi-square test using SPSS16.

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Body image and sexual dysfunctions: comparison between breast cancer patients and healthy women

Cited by 32 publications

References 19 publications

Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life and Body Image in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Mastectomy

Effect of Continuous Care Model on Body Image Among Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Clinical Trial

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