Social support and its relationship to self hardiness among breast cancer women

Mohammed Mahdi Mayouf; Amean A. Yasir

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.8202

Authors

Mohammed Mahdi Mayouf
muhammad.shanin.nurh34@student.uobabylon.edu.iq
Academic Nurse, Ministry of Health/ Babylon Health Directorate, Iraq
Amean A. Yasir Prof Dr, Community Health Nursing/ College of Nursing University of Babylon, Iraq

Keywords:

social support, self hardiness, breast cancer women

Abstract

Background: Social support for cancer patients can get him out of the atmosphere of the disease and inspire him with a great deal of optimism and hope and make him forget his illness even temporarily, and this contributes to strengthening the patient's ability to confront his illness from a physical, psychological and social aspect. Therefore, thus aimed to assess social support and its relationship to self hardiness among breast cancer women. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess social support and its relationship to self hardiness among breast cancer women in Babylon Province/ Iraq Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted with a purposeful sample of 200 women using a non-probability sampling approach. The reliability of the questionnaire was achieved through a pilot study and then presented to experts to prove its validity. The total number of items included in the questionnaire was 16 items for social support and 21 items for self hardiness. The data was collected using the personal interview method and analyzed by applying the descriptive and deductive approach to statistical data analysis. Results: The results of the study indicated that (61.5%) of the women showed moderate social support and (53.5%) showed a lack of self hardiness.

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