对关岛查莫罗乳腺癌幸存者的社会支持。
Social Support for Chamorro Breast Cancer Survivors on Guam.
作者信息
Perez Lilli Ann, Natividad Lisalinda, Chung William, Haddock Robert L, Wenzel Lari, Hubbell F Allan
机构信息
Family Pacific.
Health Policy Research Institute.
出版信息
Calif J Health Promot. 2010 Dec;8(Spec iss):63-72.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to assess the types of social support used by Chamorro (indigenous) breast cancer survivors on Guam.
METHODS
We assessed social support use among 25 self-reported Chamorro women with a diagnosis of breast cancer through interviews and construction of genograms and ecomaps -pictorial displays of the women's family relationships, medical history, and their social networks.
RESULTS
The mean age of the participants was 54.5 years. The average number of years since the diagnosis of breast cancer was 7.8 years. Respondents indicated that the nuclear family was the most important form of social support (34.2%). Indeed, nuclear family and other types of informal systems were the most common type of social support used by the women (60.2%). Formal support services, clubs, and organizations were reported by 17.9% of participants while spiritual and/or religious resources were reported by 21.9% of them.
CONCLUSION
These Chamorro breast cancer survivors depended largely on family for social support. Support from family, although informal, should be recognized as a pivotal factor in recovery and survivorship. Future directions could incorporate formal and informal mechanisms to utilize this natural support resource.
目的
本研究旨在评估关岛查莫罗（原住民）乳腺癌幸存者所使用的社会支持类型。
方法
我们通过访谈以及构建家系图和社会关系图（一种展示女性家庭关系、病史及其社会网络的图示），对25名自我报告患有乳腺癌的查莫罗女性的社会支持使用情况进行了评估。
结果
参与者的平均年龄为54.5岁。自诊断出乳腺癌以来的平均年数为7.8年。受访者表示核心家庭是最重要的社会支持形式（34.2%）。事实上，核心家庭和其他类型的非正式体系是这些女性最常用的社会支持类型（60.2%）。17.9%的参与者报告使用了正式支持服务、俱乐部和组织，21.9%的参与者报告使用了精神和/或宗教资源。
结论
这些查莫罗乳腺癌幸存者在很大程度上依赖家庭获得社会支持。来自家庭的支持，尽管是非正式的，但应被视为康复和生存的关键因素。未来的方向可以纳入正式和非正式机制，以利用这种天然的支持资源。
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