Psychological profile of breast cancer patients-sample from al-Resafa / Baghdad | ||
| The Medical Journal of Basrah University | ||
| Article 2, Volume 40, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 8-19 PDF (417.73 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2022.132513.1093 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sahar Al-Shatari* 1; Mahir Suhail2; Iman A. Mohammed3; Iman Chaloob4 | ||
| 1MBChB., FICMS, Ass. Proph. Consultant Family Physician, IMOH/managerial deputy/ quality management & organization development department, Iraq. | ||
| 2MBChB., working in planning and statistical department in al Resafa directorate. | ||
| 3MBChB., FICMS, working as head manager of training department in al Resafa health directorate. | ||
| 4MBChB., working as head manager of cancer division in al Resafa health directorate. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Among cancer patients; the Prevalence of psychiatric disorders is approximately 50% and most of the disorders are related to the occurrence of cancer and cancer treatment. Objectives: to estimate psychological problems and conditions in breast-cancer married patients, in al-Resafa side of Baghdad, and its relation with their demographic features and some habits. Method & patients: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1st June 2018 till 1st January 2019; data were collected from patients attending breast tumor center at Baghdad teaching hospital, radiotherapy & nuclear medicine hospital, and 10 breast-tumor-centers at 10 hospitals in Al-Resafa / Baghdad city. Results: in this study 182 married women with breast cancer, higher percentage 56(30.8%) aged (50-60) year, housewife 153(84.1%), complete intermediate school 36(19.8%), diagnosed in second-stage 113(62.1%), non-smoker 124(68.1%) and always practicing exercise 121(66.5%). The psychological problems; sleep-disturbance 66(33.5%), stress 60(33%), loss-of-appetite 56(30.8), outrage-without-causes 27(14.8%), crying-without-causes 22(12.1%), loss-of-hope 15(8.2%), marital-problems 14(7.7%), loss-of-interest 13(7.1%), suicide-attempt 8(4.4%), and losing-interest-to-their-children 7(3.8%). But most of them had good overall psychological condition 149(81.9%). Conclusion: 182 married women with breast cancer aged 49.42 ±11.213, complete/intermediate school, diagnosed in second-stage, non-smoker, and always practicing exercise. Psychological conditions were one-third of them have sleep disturbance, stress, loss-of-appetite, one-sixth of them had outrage-without-causes, and crying-without-causes, less than ten percent had a loss-of-hope, marital problems, loss-of-interest, suicide-attempt, and losing-interest-to their children. The overall psychological condition is good in the majority of them with statistically significant with smoking only | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Breast-cancer; psychological-problems; sleep-disturbance; Baghdad; Iraq | ||
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