Body Image Adaptation and Social Support in Male Buccal Cancer Patient with Postoperative.

Autor: Yun-Ju, 林芸如
Rok vydání: 2009
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 97
The changes of appearance in buccal cancer patient due to disease itself or after remedy always has big impact on patients’ body image. This study explored the adaptation process of body image for appearance changes in buccal cancer patients after surgery and examined the relationship among adaptation, social support, and body image. The purposes of this study were to: 1.explore the distribution of essential attribute, healthy behavior, disease condition, body image, body image adaptation, and social support in buccal cancer patients after operation; and 2. examine if the adaptation of body image and social support will affect patients’ body image. The study usee a cross-sectional design and recruit post-operative buccal cancer patients from a regional teaching hospital at southern Taiwan. Subjects who have appearance changes caused by other non-buccal cancer disease were excluded. Structured questionnaires including the “Body Image Coping Strategies Inventory,” the “Social Support Scale” and the “Body Image Scale” were used to interview patients. One hundred and twelve male buccal cancer patients with a mean age of 52.88 years completed this study. The majority of them were married (70.5%), economy supported by self (56.2%), and with cheek (31.2%) or tongue (19.6%) cancer. There were 62.5% of them received radiotherapy. Regarding the healthy behaviors, the majority of patients gave up smoking (73.2%), liquor (70.5%), and betel chewing (78.6%) after noticed oral cancer. The result of Pearson correlation showed that body image were positively associated with coping strategies of appearance fixing (r=.575, p < .05), avoidance (r=.434, p < .05), and positive rational acceptance (r=.481, p < .05). Coping strategies of appearance fixing (t=5.574,p
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