Information and Support Needs of First-Degree Female Relatives of Breast Cancer Patients

Şeyma Yurtseven; Sevban Arslan

Research Article

Birinci Derece Yakınlarında Meme Kanseri Olan Kadınların Bilgi ve Destek Gereksinimleri

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 138 - 147, 31.08.2021

Şeyma Yurtseven Sevban Arslan

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, birinci derece yakınlarında meme kanseri olan kadınların bilgi ve destek gereksinimlerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma, bir üniversite hastanesinin Genel Cerrahi Servislerinde Ocak-Haziran 2017 tarihleri arasında tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel olarak yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın evrenini bu tarihler arasında servise yatan meme kanserli kadın hastaların birinci derece kadın yakınları, örneklemini ise araştırma kriterlerine uyan ve araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan toplam 110 hasta yakını kadın oluşturmuştur. Veriler “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ve “Bilgi ve Destek Gereksinimleri Ölçeği” kullanılarak yüz yüze görüşme tekniği ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler (sayı, yüzde, ortalama ve standart sapma) kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturan kadınların bilgi gereksinimlerinin önemi puan ortalamalarının (3,68±0,36) destek gereksinimlerinin önemi puan ortalamalarına göre (3,24±0,58) daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Aynı zamanda, kadınların bilgi gereksinimlerinin karşılanma düzeyi puan ortalamalarının da (2,28±0,35) destek gereksinimlerinin karşılanma düzeyi puan ortalamalarından (1,93±0,34) daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, kadınların bilgi gereksinimlerinin, destek gereksinimlerinden daha çok önem taşıdığı ve bilgi gereksinimlerinin karşılanma düzeylerinin, destek gereksinimlerinin karşılanma düzeylerinden daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır.

Keywords

Meme kanseri, Yüksek riskli kadınlar, Birinci derece yakınlar, Bilgi ve destek gereksinimleri, Hemşirelik.

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Information and Support Needs of First-Degree Female Relatives of Breast Cancer Patients

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 138 - 147, 31.08.2021

Şeyma Yurtseven Sevban Arslan

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess information and support needs (ISNs) of first-degree relatives (FDRs) of women with breast cancer.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in a university hospital’s general surgery ward between January and June 2017. The population of the sample consisted of FDRs of women diagnosed with breast cancer and admitted to the hospital ward. The sample consisted of 110 female relatives of the patients, who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study. The data was collected with face-to-face interviews using a Personal Information Form and the Information and Support Needs Questionnaire (ISNQ). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: The mean scores of the importance of information needs (3.68 ± 0.36) were higher than the mean scores of the importance of support needs (3.24 ± 0.58). In addition, the mean scores of meeting the information needs (2.28 ± 0.35) were higher than the mean scores of meeting the support needs (1.93 ± 0.34).
Conclusion/Implications for Practice: The findings of the study suggest that the information needs were regarded as more important than the support needs, and the information needs were met more often than the support needs.
Nurses should record the family histories of FDRs of breast cancer patients, assess these histories in light of the danger for breast cancer, and meet the information needs of the relatives.

Keywords

Breast cancer, high-risk women, first-degree relatives, information and support needs, nursing

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2. Sheikhtaheri A, Nahvijou A, Mashoof E, et al. Information needs of women with breast cancer: a review of the literature. Frontiers in Health Informatics, 2020;9(1):213-224. DOI: 10.30699/fhi.v9i1.216.
3. World Health Organization. Breast cancer. Access address: http://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/diagnosis-screening/breast-cancer/en/. 2017. Date of access: 10.10.2017.
4. Jiang Y, Weinberg C. R, Sandler D. P, et al. Use of detailed family history data to improve risk prediction, with application to breast cancer screening. PloS one, 2019;14(12):1-15. Access address: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226407.
5. Aker S, Öz H, Kaynar Tunçel E. Evaluation of women over the age of twenty living in Samsun province in terms of breast cancer risk factors. The Journal of Breast Health, 2014;10(4):229-233. DOI: 10.5152/tjbh.2014.2193.
6. Aloweni F, Nagalingam S., Yong B. S. L, et al. Examining the information and support needs of first-degree relatives of breast cancer patients. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2019; 28(3): 203-207.
7. American Cancer Society. About Breast Cancer, Access address: (https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer.html) 2016. Date of access: 19.06.2017.
8. Koçak S, Çelik L, Özbaş S, et al.. Risk factors in breast cancer, risk assessment, and prevalence: Istanbul 2010 consensus report. The Journal of Breast Health, 2011;7(2):47-61. Access address: https://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/content/files/sayilar/23/buyuk/2541.pdf.
9. Tünel M, Vural A, Evlice YE, et al. Psychiatric problems in breast cancer patients. Arşiv Kaynak Tarama Dergisi, 2012; 21(3): 189-219. Access address: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/aktd/issue/2211/29395.
10. Evans C, Hamilton R. J, Tercyak K. P, et al. Understanding the needs of young women regarding breast cancer risk assessment and genetic testing: convergence and divergence among patient-counselor perceptions and the promise of peer support. In Healthcare, 2016; 4(3):35. doi:10.3390/healthcare4030035.
11. Katapodi M. C, Ellis K. R, Schmidt F, et al. Predictors and interdependence of family support in a random sample of long‐term young breast cancer survivors and their biological relatives. Cancer medicine, 2018; 7(10):4980-4992. DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1766.
12. Kayar, N. The effect of educatıon about breast cancer and self-breast examınatıon on breast cancer fear and health belıefs. 2019. (Master's thesis).
13. Mukama T, Kharazmi E, Xu X, Sundquist K, et al. Risk-adapted starting age of screening for relatives of patients with breast cancer. JAMA oncology, 2020; 6(1): 68-74. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.3876.
14. Aslan G, Çeber E. Information and support needs of women with primary relatives with breast cancer. The Journal of Breast Health, 2011; 7(1): 15-21. Access address: http://www.thejournalofbreasthealth.com/content/files/sayilar/22/buyuk/2341.pdf.
15. Çakır S, Kafadar MT, Arslan ŞN, et al. Review of risk factors in the light of current data in women diagnosed with breast cancer. FNG & Journal of Science Medicine, 2016; 2(3): 186-194. DOI: 10.5606/fng.btd.2016.034.
16. Hashemi‐Ghasemabadi M, Taleghani F, Kohan S, et al. Living under a cloud of threat: the experience of Iranian female caregivers with a first‐degree relative with breast cancer. Psycho‐oncology, 2017; 26(5): 625-631. DOI: 10.1002/pon.4198.
17. Bostean G, Cresp CM, McCarthy WJ. Associations among the family history of cancer, cancer screening and lifestyle behaviors: a population-based study. Cancer Causes & Control, 2013;24(8):1491–1503.
18. Karayurt Ö, Zorukoş S. Meeting the emotions and information-support needs of women at high risk of breast cancer. The Journal of Breast Health, 2008; 4(2): 56-61. Access address: https://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/content/files/sayilar/12/buyuk/1121.pdf.
19. Sinicrope PS, Patten CA, Clark LP, et al. Adult daughters' reports of breast cancer risk reduction and early detection advice received from their mothers: an exploratory study. Psycho-oncology, 2009; 18(2): 169-178. DOI: 10.1002/pon.1393.
20. Kaymakçı Ş. Breeast Diseases. Editörler: Karadakovan A, Eti Aslan F. Care in Internal and Surgical Diseases. 2nd Edition, Adana: Nobel Kitabevi Yayın Dağıtım ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., 2011: 975-999.
21. Chalmers KI, Luker KA, Leinster S, et al. Information and support needs of women with primary relatives with breast cancer: development of the information and support needs questionnaire. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2001; 35(4): 497-507. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01866.x.
22. Zorukoş, S. Adaptation of Information and Support Requirements to Turkish for Women with First-Class Breast Cancer. Master Thesis, Dokuz Eylul University Institute of Health Sciences, İzmir. 2008.
23. Andıç S, Karayurt Ö. Determination of ınformation and support needs of first-degree relatives of women with breast cancer. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2012;13(9): 4491-4499. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4491.
24. Chalmers K, Marles S, Tataryn D, et al. Reports of information and support needs of daughters and sisters of women with breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 2003; 12: 81–90. DOI: org/10.1046/j.1365-2354.2003.00330.x.
25. Aslan G. Determination of Information and Support Requirements of First Degree Relatives of Breast Cancer Individuals. Master Thesis, Ege University Institute of Health Sciences, İzmir. 2006.
26. Tunin R, Uziely B, Woloski-Wruble AC. First degree relatives of women with breast cancer: who’s providing information and support and who’d they prefer. Psycho-Oncology, 2010; 19: 423–430. DOI: 10.1002/pon.1596.
27. Tokkaya S, Karayurt Ö. Adaptation of the information and support needs questionnaire into Turkish to use in women with primary relatives with breast cancer. Cancer nursing, 2010; 33(2): 119-126.
28. Andıç S. Determination of Information and Support Needs of Women Who Have Breast Cancer Near First Degree. Master Thesis, Dokuz Eylul University Institute of Health Sciences, İzmir. 2011.
29. Kartal M, Ozcakar N, Hatipoglu S, et al. The Importance of Family History in Breast Cancer Patients in Primary Care Setting: a Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Cancer Education, 2018; 33(3): 602-609. DOI 10.1007/s13187-017-1237-0.
30. Lipscomb J, Escoffery C, Gillespie T. W, et al. Improving screening uptake among breast cancer survivors and their first-degree relatives at elevated risk to breast cancer: Results and implications of a randomized study in the state of Georgia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020; 17(3): 977. doi:10.3390/ijerph17030977.
31. Evers C, Fischer C, Dikow N, et al. Familial breast cancer: Genetic counseling over time, including patients expectations and initiators considering the Angelina Jolie effect. PloS one, 2017: 12(5): 1-16. Access address: https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0177893.
32. Hong S. J, Biesecker B, Ivanovich J, et al. Factors affecting breast cancer patients' need for genetic risk information: From information insufficiency to information need. Journal of genetic counseling, 2019; 28(3): 543-557. DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1087.
33. Palmero E. I, Campacci N, Schüler-Faccini L, et al. Cancer-related worry and risk perception in Brazilian individuals seeking genetic counseling for hereditary breast cancer. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020; 43(2):1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2019-0097.

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Primary Language	English
Subjects	Surgery
Journal Section	Articles
Authors	Şeyma Yurtseven 0000-0003-2378-682X Sevban Arslan 0000-0002-8893-9391
Publication Date	August 31, 2021
Acceptance Date	August 30, 2021
Published in Issue	Year 2021 Volume: 4 Issue: 2

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APA	Yurtseven, Ş., & Arslan, S. (2021). Information and Support Needs of First-Degree Female Relatives of Breast Cancer Patients. Journal of Cukurova Anesthesia and Surgical Sciences, 4(2), 138-147.

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