Psychological and resilient characteristics of a sample of Puerto Rican women who had undergone breast cancer reconstruction
Burgos-Félix Cybell; RodrÃguez-Gómez José; Matos-Román Maribel
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 106(3): 5-13
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 25470903 Document Number: 702722
The purpose of this pioneer study was to describe the socio-demographics, psychopathological and resilient characteristics in a sample of Puerto Rican women who opted for breast reconstruction surgery after breast cancer. This research was done in order to provide information and increase research knowledge about breast reconstruction that could be used by public and private breast cancer psycho-psychiatry support programs for patients in Puerto Rico. Research participants were ten Puerto Rican women, aged twenty-one years or older. A socio-demographic questionnaire, The Symptom Checklist- 36, Internal Factors of Resilience Scale, and a Semi-structured interview (qualitative approach) were administered. Main sample findings included psychopathological characteristics such as somatization and depression, and resilient characteristics such as, high spirituality, autonomy, introspection and satisfaction.
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