Andic Saadet, Karayurt Ozgul
Department of Surgical Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University School of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2012;13(9):4491-9. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.9.4491.
Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer among women in the world and the most common cause of deaths from cancer in females. In Turkey, breast cancer comes first in the list of the most frequent ten cancer types seen in women. As the incidence rate of breast cancer is high, many women having breast cancer in the family experience the breast cancer at secondhand. This study was carried out in an attempt to determine the information and support needs of women whose first-degree relatives have breast cancer and to what extent these needs are met.
The research sample consisted of 156 women. Questionnaire Form and Information and Support Needs Questionnaires were used as the data collection tools.
Information need score averages (x?:3.72±0.19) of women included in the research sampling were found to be higher than their score averages of support needs (x?:3.24±0.41).
Information needs which were indicated by women as very important were related to treatment, symptoms of breast cancer and breast self examination (BSE), while support needs which were indicated by women as very important were learning how to perform BSE, women's anxiety for themselves and their relatives regarding breast cancer and having their breasts examined by a health professional. It is recommended that nurses and other medical staff should give information to women whose first-degree relatives have breast cancer about the disease, its etiology, scanning, diagnosis, treatment options and protection as well as prevention.
乳腺癌是全球女性中最常见的癌症类型，也是女性癌症死亡的最常见原因。在土耳其，乳腺癌在女性中最常见的十种癌症类型中位居榜首。由于乳腺癌的发病率很高，许多有乳腺癌家族史的女性会间接经历乳腺癌。本研究旨在确定一级亲属患有乳腺癌的女性的信息和支持需求，以及这些需求在多大程度上得到满足。
研究样本包括156名女性。使用问卷表以及信息和支持需求问卷作为数据收集工具。
研究抽样中女性的信息需求得分平均值（x̅：3.72±0.19）高于她们的支持需求得分平均值（x̅：3.24±0.41）。
女性认为非常重要的信息需求与治疗、乳腺癌症状和乳房自我检查（BSE）有关，而女性认为非常重要的支持需求是学习如何进行BSE、女性对自己和亲属患乳腺癌的焦虑以及让健康专业人员检查乳房。建议护士和其他医务人员应向一级亲属患有乳腺癌的女性提供有关该疾病、其病因、扫描、诊断、治疗选择以及保护和预防方面的信息。
