Reaby L L, Hort L K
School of Nursing, University of Canberra, Australia.
J Behav Med. 1995 Feb;18(1):55-67. doi: 10.1007/BF01857705.
Sixty-four women who postmastectomy wore an external breast prosthesis and 31 women who had breast reconstruction participated in the present study. It was hypothesized that the breast prosthesis group would exhibit more negative attitudes towards their mastectomy experience compared to the breast reconstruction group. Using the Mastectomy Attitude Scale (MAS) the results indicated that both groups were satisfied with their bodies, had a positive outlook towards their lives, implied that sexuality entailed more than having breasts, and felt that mastectomy treatment was necessary to save their lives. Neither group concealed that they had a mastectomy, however, they were not prone to discuss their mastectomy experiences. The findings from the study indicate that the women postmastectomy already had or developed positive attitudes towards themselves and life in general and the method chosen for breast restoration had no apparent impact on these attitudes. Reasons for the sample's positive attitudes are discussed.
64名乳房切除术后佩戴外部乳房假体的女性和31名进行乳房重建的女性参与了本研究。研究假设是，与乳房重建组相比，乳房假体组对其乳房切除经历会表现出更多负面态度。使用乳房切除态度量表（MAS），结果表明两组对自己的身体都感到满意，对生活有积极的看法，意味着性不仅仅与拥有乳房有关，并且认为乳房切除术治疗对挽救她们的生命是必要的。两组都没有隐瞒她们进行了乳房切除术，然而，她们并不倾向于谈论自己的乳房切除经历。该研究的结果表明，乳房切除术后的女性已经对自己和总体生活持有或形成了积极态度，并且选择的乳房修复方法对这些态度没有明显影响。讨论了样本持有积极态度的原因。
