Factors related to uncertainty among preoperative breast cancer patients in Wenzhou, China

Name: Shen, Huaiyo

LCSH: Burapha University -- Adult Nursing Pathway

Classification :.DDC: 616

LCSH: Breast -- Cancer

LCSH: Perception

LCSH: Anxiety

LCSH: Breast -- Cancer -- Patients

Abstract: Uncertainty is one of the most psychological symptoms experienced by preoperative breast cancer patients. This study aimed to describe uncertainty and to examine the relationships between anxiety, illness perception, and social support with uncertainty among preoperative breast cancer. 122 preoperative breast cancer patients were randomly selected from the breast surgery ward of one hospital in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Research instruments included the demographic information questionnaire, the Chinese version of Mishel's Uncertainty in Illness Scale (C-MUIS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient. The results revealed that preoperative breast cancer patients had the mean score of uncertainty at a moderate level (M = 61.92, SD = 7.51). There were strong positive associations between anxiety and illness perception with uncertainty (r = .638, p < .01; r = .704, p < .01, respectively). While social support had a moderate negative association with uncertainty (r = -.481, p < .01). The results of this study provide scientific basis for nurses to aware of adverse effects of operation on mental’s health of preoperative breast cancer patients including uncertainty and anxiety. Those perceiving higher level of anxiety were more likely to report higher level of uncertainty. Nurses can help to reduce uncertainty and anxiety in these patients by offering emotional support and providing information on the disease, operation’s procedures, and treatment plan. Adequate social support provides to the patients before the surgery, may help minimize uncertainty and anxiety.

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Name: Khemaradee Masingboon

Role: Principal advisor

Name: Niphawan Samartkit

Role: Co-advisor

Created: 2023

Modified: 2024-03-29

Issued: 2024-03-29

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CallNumber: Th 616.99449 Sh546F

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DegreeName: Master of Nursing Science

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Adult Nursing Pathway

Grantor: Burapha University

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