The Relationship of Self-Acceptance with Decision Making Duration in Cancer Patient to Perform Mastectomy
Ayu Ratuati Setiawan (1), Feny Tunjungsari (2*), Mochamad Aleq Sander (3)

(1) Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia
(2) Departement of Industry & Family Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia
*feny.tunjungsari[at]gmail.com
(3) Departement of Surgery, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia

Abstract

Cancer is a disease caused by abnormal growth of body cells that turn malignant and continue to grow uncontrollably. One of the treatments for breast cancer is mastectomy. The quickness of decision making determine the survival rate of prognosis patients. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of self-acceptance with decision making duration in cancer patient to perform mastectomy. An analytic observation method with cross-sectional design. The samples taken by purposive sampling method with 50 samples of breast cancer patients from X hospital Surabaya. Data collected include age, last level of education, marital status, proffesion, stage of cancer during mastectomy, self-acceptance score, and decision making duration to perform mastectomy. The data analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis bivariate test. The bivariate test showed the relatiosnhip of self-acceptance (p=0.027) with decision making duration in breast cancer patient to perform mastectomy. In Conclusion, there is relationship of self-acceptance with decision making duration in breast cancer patient to perform mastectomy.

Keywords: breast cancer, self-acceptance, decision making duration, mastectomy

Topic: Women and cancer