Ursavaş Figen Erol, Karayurt Özgül
Department of Nursing, Çankırı Karatekin University School of Health Sciences, Çankırı, Turkey.
Department of Nursing, İzmir Ekonomi University School of Health Sciences, İzmir, Turkey.
J Breast Health. 2017 Apr 1;13(2):54-61. doi: 10.5152/tjbh.2017.3350. eCollection 2017 Apr.
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in Turkey and other countries. It is not sufficient for women with breast cancer to receive medical treatment protocols (i.e. surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy) to overcome their disease. Breast cancer has biopsychosocial effects on the patients. Provision and maintenance of biopsychosocial wellbeing of the patients during and after the medical treatment process should be one of the primary treatment criteria. It is important for women with breast cancer to develop new strategies to adapt to the disease and treatment processes and to cope with their disease. Support groups and education are quite frequently utilized to achieve this adaptation and coping. Support group interventions allow the women to discuss, receive education and share their experiences. These opportunities guide the patients about how to manage their disease and help them fulfill their social support needs. Support groups are very important to promote physical and psychological health, expand social network and increase social support for breast cancer women. The aim of this review is to reveal experiences in the preparatory and implementation stages of a support group intervention designed for women diagnosed with breast cancer in the framework of a PhD dissertation.
乳腺癌是土耳其和其他国家最常见的癌症。对于乳腺癌患者而言，仅接受医疗治疗方案（即手术、化疗、放疗和激素治疗）来战胜疾病是不够的。乳腺癌对患者具有生物心理社会影响。在医疗治疗过程期间及之后，提供并维持患者的生物心理社会福祉应是主要治疗标准之一。对于乳腺癌女性来说，制定新策略以适应疾病和治疗过程并应对疾病至关重要。支持小组和教育经常被用于实现这种适应和应对。支持小组干预使女性能够进行讨论、接受教育并分享她们的经历。这些机会指导患者如何管理自己的疾病，并帮助她们满足社会支持需求。支持小组对于促进乳腺癌女性的身心健康、扩展社交网络以及增加社会支持非常重要。本综述的目的是揭示在一篇博士论文框架内为被诊断患有乳腺癌的女性设计的支持小组干预的筹备和实施阶段的经验。
