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Causal attribution to cervical cancer
Author(s) -
Ana Carolina Peuker,
Maria Júlia Armiliato,
Luísa Vital de Souza,
Elisa Kern de Castro
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
psicooncología
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.152
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1988-8287
pISSN - 1696-7240
DOI - 10.5209/rev_psic.2015.v12.n2-3.51007
Subject(s) - attribution , cervical cancer , luck , etiology , medicine , disease , cancer , harm , blame , clinical psychology , portuguese , risk perception , health care , perception , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , linguistics , theology , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
This study aimed to examine the causal attribution for cervical cancer for women with and without the disease. Seventy-eight (78) users from the public healthcare system participated, which were divided into: a clinical group (CG) of women with cervical cancer and a non-clinical group (NCG) of women without cervical cancer. A Form covering sociodemographic and clinical data was utilized along with the Portuguese version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire for ill patients and healthy people. The responses were grouped into six categories: 1) Psychological attributions; 2) Behavioral risk factors; 3) Biological factors; 4) Bad luck; 5) Lack of resources; 6) Chemical agents. The CG attributed more emotional causes to the Cervical Cancer while the NCG more causes associated with behavioral risk factors. These results suggest that women with cancer may blame themselves for the illness. Distorted beliefs about the etiology of cervical cancer can harm preventative conduct and self-care practices.El estudio buscó examinar la atribución de causas del cáncer cervical de mujeres con y sin la enfermedad. Participaron setenta y ocho (78) usuarias del sistema público de salud, que fueron divididas en: grupo clínico (GC) de mu­jeres con cáncer cervical, y grupo no-clínico (GNC) de mujeres sin cáncer cervical. Fue uti­lizado un cuestionario de datos sociodemográ­ficos y clínicos y la versión en portugués del Illness Perception Questionnaire para pacien­tes enfermos y personas sanas. Las respuestas fueron agrupadas en seis categorías: 1) Atribu­ciones psicológicas; 2) Factores de riscos com­portamentales; 3) Factores biológicos; 4) Mala suerte; 5) Falta de recursos; 6) Agentes quími­cos. El GC atribuyó más causas emocionales al cáncer cervical, mientras el GNC atribuyó más causas asociadas a factores de risco comporta­mentales. Los resultados sugieren que mujeres con cáncer pueden culparse a sí mismas por la enfermedad. Creencias equivocadas sobre la etiología del cáncer cervical pueden perju­dicar conductas de prevención y prácticas de autocuidado

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