Myungsun Yi1, Jeongeun Kim. 1. College of Nursing & Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-dong Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea. donam@snu.ac.kr
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among internal health locus of control, depression, social support, and health-promoting behaviors in Korean breast cancer survivors and to identify factors influencing health-promoting behaviors. METHOD: A predictive design was used. The data were collected by questionnaires from a convenience sample of 258 breast cancer survivors in Korea during 2007. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: When differences of health-promoting lifestyle based on demographic and illness-related characteristics were examined, no significant differences were found except for undergoing chemotherapy. Internal health locus of control, depression, and social support were correlated significantly with the health-promoting lifestyle. As a result of stepwise multiple regression analysis, social support, depression, and chemotherapy were discovered to account for 34.98% of the variance in health-promoting lifestyle. The variable that most affected a health-promoting lifestyle was social support, followed by chemotherapy and depression. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study clearly demonstrate the importance of social support and depression in explaining the occurrence of a health-promoting lifestyle among Korean breast cancer survivors.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among internal health locus of control, depression, social support, and health-promoting behaviors in Korean breast cancer survivors and to identify factors influencing health-promoting behaviors. METHOD: A predictive design was used. The data were collected by questionnaires from a convenience sample of 258 breast cancer survivors in Korea during 2007. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: When differences of health-promoting lifestyle based on demographic and illness-related characteristics were examined, no significant differences were found except for undergoing chemotherapy. Internal health locus of control, depression, and social support were correlated significantly with the health-promoting lifestyle. As a result of stepwise multiple regression analysis, social support, depression, and chemotherapy were discovered to account for 34.98% of the variance in health-promoting lifestyle. The variable that most affected a health-promoting lifestyle was social support, followed by chemotherapy and depression. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study clearly demonstrate the importance of social support and depression in explaining the occurrence of a health-promoting lifestyle among Korean breast cancer survivors.
Authors: Kyung Ah Park; Sanghee Kim; Eui Geum Oh; Heejung Kim; Hang-Seok Chang; Soo Hyun Kim Journal: Support Care Cancer Date: 2022-01-08 Impact factor: 3.359