Highlights
- •Illness perception is a crucial predictor for better body image.
- •Better body image associate with worsen resilience.
- •Considering the personal variances during recovery process is necessary.
Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the correlations and identify the relationships between
the resilience, perception of illness and body image of women with breast cancer in
the 5-year-or-above survivorship.
Methods
We used convenient sampling to recruit from an outpatient department 106 women with
breast cancer. The inclusion criteria were participants aged >20 years currently in
a stable condition and were able to understand the Chinese language. Those women with
mental health illness were excluded. All participants completed questionnaires on
the following: demographic information, revision of illness perception (IPQ-R), body
image scale (BIS), Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ), and resilience scale (RS).
We conducted the structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore the factor structure.
Results
SEM results showed a good fit to the data (comparative fit index = 0.97, Tucker-Lewis
index = 0.94). Findings F indicated the existence of significant relationships between
resilience and either illness perception or body image. Personality had a direct association
with illness perception (β = 0.73, P < 0.05). Body image had an indirect effect on
the relationship between resilience and illness perception (coefficient = -2.52; 95%
bootstrapping CI = -31.36, −0.62).
Conclusions
Results indicated that illness perception is a crucial predictor for better resilience
as mediated through body image. To provide adequate information to women with breast
cancer can improve their perception of breast cancer more positively. Hence, their
body image and their way of coping with survival life turn better.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: December 13, 2022
Accepted:
December 12,
2022
Received in revised form:
December 6,
2022
Received:
August 4,
2022
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