乳腺癌
生活质量(医疗保健)
人口
癌症
共病
心理学
临床心理学
医学
老年学
内科学
精神科
心理治疗师
环境卫生
作者
Kerry Ettridge,Katrine Scharling-Gamba,Caroline Miller,David Roder,Ivanka Prichard
出处
期刊:Body Image
[Elsevier]
日期:2022-03-01
卷期号:40: 92-102
被引量:7
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.11.001
摘要
Women with breast cancer often experience major physical changes, which can impact their body image and Quality of Life (QoL). Traditional assessments of body image implemented within breast cancer research focus solely on body dissatisfaction. This study explored the association between both positive and negative body image and QoL. Australian women (N = 123) within 5-years of a breast cancer diagnosis were invited to complete a web-based questionnaire including measures of body appreciation and functionality appreciation, cancer-specific measures of body dissatisfaction and QoL, and demographic, health and treatment/illness questions. All body image measures were significantly associated with QoL (p < .01). However, when body image variables were entered simultaneously as predictors of QoL (adjusting for comorbidity, treatment and employment), only body dissatisfaction was significantly associated with QoL (p < .001). Further analyses indicated this was due to shared variance in QoL between body and functionality appreciation, suggesting they assess highly related constructs within this population. Results indicate positive and negative components of body image are relevant to QoL within breast cancer populations; though, body dissatisfaction remained the strongest predictor of QoL indicating its pervasiveness. Future research should explore the development and use of breast cancer-specific measures of positive body image.
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