Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late

Long intervals between detecting breast cancer and the beginning of treatment can influence the prognosis of the course of the disease and survival. This research aims to reveal the psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who applied for specialized medical care late after detecti...

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Main Authors: Irina Ponomareva, Yana Pakhomova, Diana Tsiring
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad del Quindio 2022-12-01
Series:Revista de Investigaciones Universidad del Quindío
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Online Access:https://ojs.uniquindio.edu.co/ojs/index.php/riuq/article/view/1140
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description Long intervals between detecting breast cancer and the beginning of treatment can influence the prognosis of the course of the disease and survival. This research aims to reveal the psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who applied for specialized medical care late after detecting a mass lesion in the breast. The methods used in the study were a questionnaire, a test method, and methods of mathematical data processing. The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) method was used as a method of mathematical statistics. The study involved 149 women aged 32 to 80 years (mean age 55 years) with breast cancer of different stages under the care of an oncologist from the time of diagnosis up to 6 months, living in Chelyabinsk city and Chelyabinsk region, Russia, who took part in the study in 2019-2021. Based on empirical research, it was found that women who delayed contacting their doctor to diagnose and initiate treatment of breast cancer had a more positive worldview, a more diverse repertoire of coping strategies, expressed motivational and cognitive components of personal helplessness, and an internal locus of control, compared to women who addressed their physician at the first signs of breast cancer.
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spelling doaj.art-cc191f061c144c5ea2217066e5a2a0ba2023-03-08T20:16:30ZspaUniversidad del QuindioRevista de Investigaciones Universidad del Quindío1794-631X2500-57822022-12-0134S210.33975/riuq.vol34nS2.1140Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care lateIrina Ponomareva0Yana Pakhomova1Diana Tsiring2National Research Tomsk State UniversityNational Research Tomsk State UniversityNational Research Tomsk State University Long intervals between detecting breast cancer and the beginning of treatment can influence the prognosis of the course of the disease and survival. This research aims to reveal the psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who applied for specialized medical care late after detecting a mass lesion in the breast. The methods used in the study were a questionnaire, a test method, and methods of mathematical data processing. The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) method was used as a method of mathematical statistics. The study involved 149 women aged 32 to 80 years (mean age 55 years) with breast cancer of different stages under the care of an oncologist from the time of diagnosis up to 6 months, living in Chelyabinsk city and Chelyabinsk region, Russia, who took part in the study in 2019-2021. Based on empirical research, it was found that women who delayed contacting their doctor to diagnose and initiate treatment of breast cancer had a more positive worldview, a more diverse repertoire of coping strategies, expressed motivational and cognitive components of personal helplessness, and an internal locus of control, compared to women who addressed their physician at the first signs of breast cancer. https://ojs.uniquindio.edu.co/ojs/index.php/riuq/article/view/1140breast cancerinitiation of treatmentearly application factorsdiscontinuation of treatmentonco psychology
spellingShingle Irina Ponomareva
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Diana Tsiring
Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late
Revista de Investigaciones Universidad del Quindío
breast cancer
initiation of treatment
early application factors
discontinuation of treatment
onco psychology
title Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late
title_full Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late
title_fullStr Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late
title_full_unstemmed Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late
title_short Psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late
title_sort psychological characteristics of women with breast cancer who have applied for specialized medical care late
topic breast cancer
initiation of treatment
early application factors
discontinuation of treatment
onco psychology
url https://ojs.uniquindio.edu.co/ojs/index.php/riuq/article/view/1140
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