@Article{Stępień2011,
journal="Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa",
issn="1233-9989",
volume="19",
number="3",
year="2011",
title="The importance of family in functional adaptation of women after radical surgical treatment for breast cancer",
abstract="  Introduction . Family constitutes that social group which shapes significantly the lifestyle of its members, their attitudes towards health and illness and the ways of dealing with different health problems.   Aim of the study . The aim of the study was to assess the value of family in functional adaptation of women after radical treatment for breast cancer.   Material and methods . The tested group (n = 217) consisted of patients after radical surgical treatment for breast cancer. The basic instrument of measurement is Functional Assessment Therapy Scale \&#8211; Breast (FACT-B) by D.F. Cella.   Results and conclusions . About sixty-nine percentage (68.7%) of respondents showed the family as a significant source of support. Similar percentage of respondents (69.1%) gave maximum number of points to the \&#8220;acceptance of the illness within the family\&#8221; category. The aspect assessed as lowest was sexual life for which 49.4% of patients expressed their discontent. Satisfaction from functioning in the sphere of family and social life correlates positively with the following spheres of respondents\&#8217; lives: emotional state (r s  = 0.26; p < 0.0001), functioning in everyday life (r s  = 0.39; p < 0.0001), complaints specific to breast cancer (r s  = 0.31; p < 0.0001). No significant relationship between the analysed sphere and physical condition was found (r s  = 0.13; p > 0.05). The research shows the significant role of family in functional adaptation of women after radical treatment for breast cancer. Satisfaction of respondents in the sphere of family life influences favourably their emotional state, functional abilities in everyday life as well as soothes complaints specific to breast cancer.   Nursing Topics 2011; 19 (3): 372\&#8211;377",
author="Stępień, Renata
and Wiraszka, Grażyna",
pages="372--377",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Znaczenie-rodziny-w-adaptacji-funkcjonalnej-kobiet-po-radykalnym-leczeniu-chirurgicznym-raka-piersi,134,35071,1,1.html"
}