The Relationship between Body Image and Sexuality after Surgical Treatment in Women with Breast Cancer

Aim: Surgical treatment of breast cancer has a profound and chronic negative impact on a woman's body image and sexuality. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between body image and sexuality after surgical treatment in women with breast cancer (BC). Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive design was used, and the study included a total of 177 women with BC who had the surgical BC treatment. Data were collected using a questionnaire and the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS) in the women’s homes. Results: The average age of the women was 48.11 years (from 28 to 64 years). The women’s prior body image score was 10.82 and post body image score was 7.39, prior sexual adjustment score was 6.81, sexual functioning score was -3.79, and sexual importance of breasts score was 6.98. The post body image score was positively correlated with three of the SABIS subscales: prior sexual adjustment (r= .201), prior body image (r= .221), and impact on sexual functioning (r= .263) and negatively correlated with sexual importance of breasts (r= -.265). The sexual functioning subscale was positively correlated with post body image (r= .263) and sexual importance of breasts (r= .245). According to the lumpectomy, radical mastectomy was found to be worse in the SABIS body image and sexual adjustment dimension scores. The difference between the education level of the women, the type of surgery, and the stage of cancer and the body image score were significant. In addition, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the subscales of sexual adjustment with age and the sexual significance of the breasts with age, type of surgery, the time after surgical treatment, and the sexual function score of women who have problems with their husband after BC (p

Meme Kanserli Kadınlarda Cerrahi Tedavi Sonrası Beden İmajı ve Cinsellik Arasındaki İlişki

Amaç: Meme kanserinin cerrahi tedavisi, bir kadının beden imajı ve cinselliği üzerinde derin ve kronik olumsuz etkiye sahiptir. Bu çalışma, meme kanserli kadınlarda cerrahi tedavi sonrası beden imajı ile cinsellik arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacı ile yapıldı. Yöntem: Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı tasarım kullanılan çalışma, meme kanseri nedeni ile cerrahi tedavi geçirmiş olan toplam 177 meme kanserli kadını içeriyordu. Veriler kadınların evlerinde anket formu ve cinsel uyum ve beden imajı ölçeği (SABIS) kullanılarak toplandı. Bulgular: Kadınların yaş ortalaması 48.11 (28-64 yıl) idi. Kadınların SABİS’in önceki beden imajı skoru 10.82, sonraki beden imajı skoru 7.39, cinsel uyum skoru 6.81, cinsel fonksiyon skoru -3.79, cinsel meme önem skoru 6.98 olarak belirlendi. Sonraki beden imajı ile SABİS’in üç alt boyutu ile pozitif: önceki beden imajı (r= .221), önceki cinsel uyum (r = .201) ve cinsel işlevsellik (r= .263) ve memelerin cinsel önemi ile (r= -.265) negatif korelasyon gösterdiği bulundu. Cinsel işlevsellik boyutunun, sonraki beden imajı (r= .263) ve memelerin cinsel önemi arasında (r= .245) pozitif korelasyon belirlendi. Radikal mastektomi yapılanların lumpektomi yapılanlara göre, SABIS beden imajı ve cinsel uyum boyutu puanları daha kötü bulundu. Kadınların eğitim düzeyi, ameliyat şekli ve kanser evresi ile beden imajı skorları arasındaki fark anlamlıydı. Ek olarak yaş ile cinsel uyumun tüm boyutları ve yaş, cerrahinin tipi, mastektomi sonrası geçen süre ile memelerin seksüel önemi üzerinde ve meme kanseri sonrası kocası ile sorun yaşayan kadınların seksüel fonksiyon puanları arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak önemli bulundu (p

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ISSN: 2618-5741
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
Başlangıç: 2004
Yayıncı: Koç Üniversitesi HYO Semahat Arsel Hemşirelik Eğitim ve Araştırma Merkezi (SANERC)