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The Relationship among the Coping Style, Social Support, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy

항암치료 단계 유방암 환자의 대처방식, 사회적지지 및 외상 후 스트레스 장애와의 관계

  • Yang, Seung Kyoung (College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Eunshim (Gerontological Health Research Center in Institute of Health Sciences)
  • 양승경 (경상대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 김은심 (건강과학연구원 노인건강연구센터)
  • Received : 2014.09.14
  • Accepted : 2015.02.11
  • Published : 2015.03.01
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine how patients' coping style and social support affect post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in breast cancer patients who are treated with chemotherapy. Methods: The sample consisted of 134 outpatients who received breast cancer treatments at the cancer clinic of a university hospital. The collected data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, ${\chi}^2$-test, Pearson correlation coefficients using SPSS for Windows, version 18.0. Results: Among total, 26.9% of patients were classified into a high-risk PTSD group. In the high-risk group, a positive correlation was found between active and passive coping styles and between social support and active coping styles. Conclusion: In this study, the stronger the social support was, the more active the coping style was for high-risk PTSD patients with breast cancer. Considering the fact that cancer requires life-long self-management, strong social support could improve patients' healthcare capability. Furthermore, solid social support could effectively reduce the stress level and improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients in the high-risk PTSD group.

목적: 본 연구는 항암치료 단계 유방암 환자의 PTSD, 대처방식, 사회적 지지의 관계를 파악하여 암환자의 PTSD에 관한 효과적인 간호중재의 기초자료를 제시하기 위함이다. 방법: J시 소재 G지역암센터 외과 외래를 방문한 만 30세 이상이며, 항암치료단계인 유방암 환자134명을 대상으로 조사하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS WIN 18.0프로그램을 이용하여 서술통계, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients 등을 실시하였다. 결과: 항암치료 단계 유방암 환자의 외상 후 스트레스 장애는 26.9%가 PTSD 고위험군, 17.9%가 PTSD 위험군에 속하는 것으로 나타났다. 대상자의 PTSD 그룹(고위험군, 위험군, 정상)의 대처방식(적극적 대처, 소극적 대처), 사회적 지지의 상관관계는 PTSD 고위험군인 경우 적극적 대처와 소극적 대처가 유의미한 정적 상관관계를 가지는 것으로 나타났으며, PTSD 고위험군에서 사회적 지지와 적극적 대처는 유의미한 정적 상관관계를 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 항암치료 단계 유방암 환자 중 26.9%가 PTSD 증상을 보이는 것으로 나타났으며, PTSD 고위험군에서 사회적 지지가 증가할수록 적극적 대처가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 암은 평생 자기관리가 필요한 질병임을 고려할 때 높은 사회적 지지는 자신의 건강관리 능력을 증진시킬 수 있는 계기가 될 수 있을 것이며, 더 나아가 PTSD 고위험군에게 있어 높은 사회적 지지는 환자의 스트레스를 줄이고 삶의 질을 높이는데 효과적인 역할을 할 것이라 여겨진다.

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