Life Satisfaction, Body Image and Associated Factors among Women with Breast Cancer after Mastectomy
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BACKGROUND: Women having undergone mastectomy due to breast cancer have experiences which are very much individual and contextual. In order to understand the women and improve their quality of life, the aim of this study was to investigate life satisfaction, body image and associated factors among Swedish women with breast cancer after mastectomy. METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study enrolled 481 Swedish women with breast cancer after mastectomy who completed a questionnaire comprising socio-demographic characteristics, sources of information, and life satisfaction and body image (outcome variables). Multiple linear regression analyses were used to estimate relationships between socio-demographic characteristics, information support, sources of information, treatment variables, and outcome variables. RESULTS: All dimensions of life satisfaction were associated with body image. Treatment options were factors associated with life satisfaction, while sources of information were a factor that increased life satisfaction in the dimensions of physical symptoms, sickness impact and quality of close-friend relationship. Underlying disease, age 31-45 years, chemotherapy and breast reconstruction increased body image dissatisfaction. CONCLUSION: The finding that some socio-demographic characteristics, treatment options and sources of information were associated with life dissatisfaction and body image dissatisfaction can increase healthcare professionals' understanding of women with breast cancer after treatment. They should provide accurate and realistic information, focus attention on the women's needs, and prepare psychological intervention programs that make the women cope with their life situations during follow-up care.
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Body dissatisfaction among women can lead to low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphic disorders.
“Body dissatisfaction among women can lead to a host of negative emotional outcomes, including low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphic disorders.”
From Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors (2024) · cites this paper as [135]
The Introduction associates breast removal with depression, and the Discussion links negative body image after mastectomy with poorer coping and life satisfaction. The paper does not establish that body dissatisfaction causes these outcomes among women generally, or identify low self-esteem, anxiety, or body dysmorphic disorders as outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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Background
- Authors
- Phoosuwan, N., & Lundberg, P. C.
- Affiliations
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Phoosuwan, Nitikorn
- Venue
- Psycho-Oncology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2023-02-03
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 610-618
- ISSN
- 1057-9249 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-1611
- OpenAlex
- W4317605834
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 5
- FWCI
- 4.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Psycho-Oncology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Uppsala University Publications (Uppsala University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Keywords
- breast cancer, mastectomy, life satisfaction, body image, body dissatisfaction, quality of life, health information sources, breast reconstruction, chemotherapy, sociodemographic factors, psychological intervention, Swedish women
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Image, Breast Neoplasms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Mastectomy, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Mammaplasty, Patient Satisfaction
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