Causal attribution among women with breast cancer

Ana Carolina W.B. Peuker; Maria Júlia Armiliato; Luisa V. de Souza; Elisa K. de Castro

doi:10.1186/s41155-016-0007-y

Causal attribution among women with breast cancer

Ana Carolina W.B. Peuker, Maria Júlia Armiliato, Luisa V. de Souza, Elisa K. de Castro

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Abstract

Causal attribution among women with breast cancer was studied. The study included 157 women outpatients with breast cancer. A form for sociodemographic and clinical data and the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) were used. The results showed that women attributed breast cancer primarily to psychological causes, which does not correspond to known multifactorial causes validated by the scientific community. Providing high quality, patient-centered care requires sensitivity to breast cancer women's beliefs about the causes of their cancer and awareness of how it can influence patient's health behaviors after diagnosis. If women with breast cancer attribute the illness to modifiable factors then they can keep a healthy lifestyle, improving their recovery and decrease the probability of cancer recurrence after diagnosis.

Original language	English
Article number	4
Journal	Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-016-0007-y
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Beliefs
Breast neoplasm
Illness perception

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Causal attribution among women with breast cancer

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