Illness perceptions in brazilian women with cervical cancer, women with precusory lesions and healthy women
Psicooncología (Pozuelo de Alarcón)
; 10(2/3): 417-423, dic. 2013.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: ibc-117884
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RESUMEN
Purpose:
to compare the perceptions about cervical cancer in 1) women with cervical cancer, 2) women with precursory lesions; and 3) healthy women. Participants were 150 adult women from southern Brazil.Measures:
Sociodemographic and Clinical Data sheet, Illness Perception Questionnaire - Revised and Illness Perception Questionnaire for healthy people. Results showed significant differences between groups in the dimensions of timeline cyclic and identity, indicating that healthy women perceived more symptoms, but as more cyclical (acute/chronic) compared to the other two groups. With regard to the causes of illness, women with cancer more often attributed it to their emotional state/stress/concerns than healthy women or those with precursory lesions (AU)ABSTRACT
Objetivo:
comparar las percepciones sobre el cáncer de cuello uterino en 1) las mujeres con cáncer de cuello uterino, 2) las mujeres con lesiones precursoras, y 3) las mujeres sanas. Los participantes fueron 150 mujeres adultas procedentes del sur de Brasil. Medidas Formulario de datos sociodemográficos y clínicos, Illness Perception Questionnaire - Revised and Illness Perception Questionnaire for healthy people Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas entre los grupos en las dimensiones curso cíclico e identidad, lo que indica que las mujeres sanas perciben más síntomas, pero dependen más del curso cíclico (agudo/crónico) en comparación con los otros dos grupos. Con respecto a las causas de enfermedad, las mujeres con cáncer lo atribuyen con más frecuencia a su estado emocional/estrés/preocupaciones que las mujeres sanas o con lesiones precursoras (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Attitude
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Papillomavirus Infections
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Psicooncología (Pozuelo de Alarcón)
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Santa Rita/Brasil
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Univesidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos/Brazil