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

Psychosocial Distress in Breast Cancer Patients

Authors
Wenny Savitri, Amin Haryati
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Wenny Savitri
Available Online 27 January 2021.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.032How to use a DOI?
Keywords
breast cancer, psychosocial distress, psychosocial distress questionnaire-breast cancer
Abstract

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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS 2020)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
27 January 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-322-6
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.032How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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