Evaluation of Illness Perception of Women with Breast Cancer in Turkey

Karabulutlu, Elanur; Avci, Iliknur; Karayurt, Orgul; Gursoy, Ayla; Kosgeroglu, Nedime; Tuna, Arzu; Ersin, Fatma; Arıkan, FATMA; Karaman, Seda

doi:10.5152/ejbh.2019.4317

Evaluation of Illness Perception of Women with Breast Cancer in Turkey

Karabulutlu E. Y., Avci I. A., Karayurt O., Gursoy A., Kosgeroglu N., Tuna A., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, vol.15, no.2, pp.98-104, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5152/ejbh.2019.4317
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
Page Numbers: pp.98-104
Keywords: Illness perceptions, breast cancer, women, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, EXPERIENCES, ISSUES
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the illness perceptions of women with breast cancer and possible relationships between these perceptions and descriptive characteristics such as sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in Turkey.