Psychosocial Needs among Indonesian Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Fitri, Siti Ulfah Rifa’atul; Maneewat, Khomapak; Sangchan, Hathairat

doi:10.5176/2345-718x_4.2.146

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“…The data showed that 50% of respondents were occupied, which means that during their treatment in the hospital, they could not work and earning money for the long term, which also affected their income. This finding is following previous studies showing that the most unmet psychosocial needs among cancer patients were 'help with financial matters', which was related to low income [10].…”

Section: Advances In Health Sciencessupporting

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Psychosocial Distress in Breast Cancer Patients

Savitri¹,

Haryati²

2021

Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS 2020)

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Background: Cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in Indonesia. Breast cancer and its therapy cause several impacts on patients, including physical, psychological, and social. Little information has been gathered regarding non-physical impacts on patients with breast cancer in the form of psychosocial distress. In contrast, this information is significant to provide better management of cancer patients. Objective: To identify the psychosocial distress of breast cancer patients. Methods: A descriptive quantitative study using Psychosocial Distress Questionnaire-Breast Cancer was applied to 24 breast cancer patients admitted in Panembahan Senopati Bantul of Yogyakarta General Hospital. The data were then analyzed by using univariate analysis. Results: All of the respondents were women aged 26-65 years old. Most of them rarely experienced psychosocial distress (83.3%). The study revealed that from 9 subscales of psychosocial distress, most of the respondents rarely experienced trait anxiety (66.7%); rarely obtained social support (83.3%); faced social problem (62.5%), physical problem (62.5%), and depressive symptoms (62.5%). Majority of the women were also rarely having body image problem (45.8%) and state anxiety (83%); never had a sexual problem (50%), but most of them equally stated experienced a financial problem at the same amount of "rarely" and "often" choices (33.3% for each). Conclusion: Psychosocial distress in patients with breast cancer in Panembahan Senopati Bantul of Yogyakarta General Hospital is rarely experienced.

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Section: Advances In Health Sciencessupporting

confidence: 89%

Psychosocial Distress in Breast Cancer Patients

Savitri¹,

Haryati²

2021

Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS 2020)

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“…The majority of respondents in this study had an educational duration of ≤12 years. Another study of breast cancer patients in Indonesia also found that respondents who had education ≤12 years were 94.7% (Fitri, Maneewat, & Sangchan, 2017). It may be due to the fact that Indonesia is one of the developing countries.…”

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Verbal Learning and Memory Function and the Influencing Factors on Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Syarif

Waluyo

Afiyanti

et al. 2019

Asian Pac Isl Nurs J

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Impairment of cognitive function is a common complaint by post-chemotherapy breast cancer survivors, specifically impairment of verbal learning and memory. The objective of this study was to identify the association between age, duration of education, chemotherapy type, hormone therapy usage, menopausal status, sleep quality, fatigue, stress, and hemoglobin (Hb) levels to memory and verbal learning function. This cross-sectional study consisted of 82 post-chemotherapy breast cancer survivors, 81 non-chemotherapy survivors, and 80 non-cancer female patients in two hospitals. The data were collected using the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test in Indonesian, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, 10-item Perceived Stress Scale, and the Piper Fatigue Scale-12. All instruments were already adopted into Indonesian. Characteristic data were obtained from hospital reports. The mean age of the respondents was 43.06 (8.18) years, 197 (81.1%) had been educated for ≤12 years, 82 (33.7%) were post-chemotherapy survivors, 46 (18.9%) were using hormonal therapy, and 125 (51.4%) had gone through menopause. Among the remaining respondents, 91 (37.4%) were anemic, 124 (51.0%) had poor sleep quality, and 115 (47.3%) experienced moderate fatigue. Twenty-one (25.6%) of post-chemotherapy survivors had a high possibility of having dementia. The significant variables associated with memory and verbal learning function included age, stress, survivor type, chemotherapy category, sleep quality, and fatigue. The insignificant variables included the length of education, hormone therapy usage, menopausal status, and hemoglobin levels. A logistic regression analysis showed that stress was the most influential variable with an odds ratio of 1.159. It is recommended that nurses consider the significant variables when providing services to post-chemotherapy breast cancer survivors.

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