Denewer Adel, Farouk Omar, Mostafa We'am, Elshamy Karima
Surgical Oncology Department, Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt.
Breast Cancer (Auckl). 2011;5:93-103. doi: 10.4137/BCBCR.S6655. Epub 2011 May 31.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Egyptian women. We report the unique assessment of hope and social support outcomes of women with breast cancer after mastectomy in Egyptian community.
Between July 2009 and June 2010, three hundred and one women with newly diagnosed breast cancer joined this study. Socio-demographic data including patient's age, level of education, occupation, social status, and residence were collected by means of structured interviews based on special questionnaires. These questionnaires were designed to measure hope and social support.
Age ranged from 21 to 88 years (median = 45.8 years and SD ± 13.3). A low degree of hope was reported in 103 patients (34.2%), a moderate degree in 109 patients (36.2%), and a high degree in 89 patients (29.6%). A low degree of social support was reported in 119 patients (39.5%), a moderate degree in 101 patients (33.6%), and a high degree in 81 patients (26.9%).
Social support is related to many psychological factors, which can be quantitatively analyzed and it can predict hope. However, there were no significant differences between the socio-demographic variables (age, educational levels, residence and martial status) and social support, hope, and their sub-components among Egyptian women with breast cancer.
乳腺癌是埃及女性中最常见的癌症。我们报告了埃及社区乳腺癌女性乳房切除术后希望和社会支持结果的独特评估。
2009年7月至2010年6月期间，301名新诊断为乳腺癌的女性参与了本研究。通过基于特殊问卷的结构化访谈收集社会人口统计学数据，包括患者年龄、教育程度、职业、社会地位和居住地。这些问卷旨在测量希望和社会支持。
年龄范围为21至88岁（中位数 = 45.8岁，标准差 ± 13.3）。103名患者（34.2%）报告希望程度低，109名患者（36.2%）报告希望程度中等，89名患者（29.6%）报告希望程度高。119名患者（39.5%）报告社会支持程度低，101名患者（33.6%）报告社会支持程度中等，81名患者（26.9%）报告社会支持程度高。
社会支持与许多心理因素相关，这些因素可以进行定量分析，并且可以预测希望。然而，在埃及乳腺癌女性中，社会人口统计学变量（年龄、教育水平、居住地和婚姻状况）与社会支持、希望及其子成分之间没有显著差异。
