Evaluation of Group Counseling for Women With Breast Cancer in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorOz, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorDil, Sati
dc.contributor.authorInci, Figen
dc.contributor.authorKamisli, Songul
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentNiğde ÖHÜ
dc.description.abstractBackground: Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among women. Health services for breast cancer patients should give high priority to the social and psychological realities experienced by those dealing with the ramifications of their illness. Psychosocial interventions and group counseling for patients have been shown to be highly effective in the care of breast cancer patients. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effects of group counseling on the adaptation of breast cancer patients to their illness. Methods: Sessions are made weekly, and each session lasted about 1.5 to 2 hours, and the researchers attended all sessions together. Pretests were administered to the patients at the first of the 10 group sessions, and posttests were administered at the last group session. Pretest/posttest pattern data were collected from 56 breast cancer patients using the Ways of Coping Inventory, the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale-Self-report, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. These were evaluated using the SPSS 9.0 statistical package. Results: After group counseling, patients showed an increase in their positive perceptions of social support, psychosocial adaptation, and in their abilities to cope with breast cancer. Conclusions: The findings indicate that this group-counseling program positively affected patients' perceived social support and enhanced their abilities to effectively cope with stress. Implications for Practice: Cancer patients can have various problems in the adaptation process to cancer. Therefore, oncology nurses should be actively involved in working with patients to find solutions and ways of coping with the issues they face.
dc.description.sponsorshipHacettepe University Scientific Research Unit
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Hacettepe University Scientific Research Unit provided financial support to this study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/NCC.0b013e31822ea237
dc.identifier.endpageE34
dc.identifier.issn0162-220X
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid21963721
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84862898073
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpageE27
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0b013e31822ea237
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/4567
dc.identifier.volume35
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000305623200003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthor[0-Belirlenecek]
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
dc.relation.ispartofCANCER NURSING
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectBreast cancer
dc.subjectGroup counseling
dc.subjectSocial support
dc.subjectStress
dc.titleEvaluation of Group Counseling for Women With Breast Cancer in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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