Social support in outpatients with mastectomy

本研究は, 乳房切除患者が退院後に受けたソーシャルサポートのサポート内容とサポートメンバーについて明らかにすることを目的とした.対象は外来に通院中の乳房切除患者10名である.調査は手段的サポートと情緒的サポートを設定した質問紙を用い, 半構成面接法で行った.その結果, 以下のことが示唆された.1.患者は夫・子供・家族・友人・同病者・医師・看護婦などから手段的・情緒的サポートを受けていた.2.サポートメンバーは身内中心で特に夫のサポートが大きかった.3.患者は同病者のサポートを非常に大きな支えとして捉えていた.4.サポートメンバーによってサポート内容が決まっていた.The purpose of this study was to investigate the social support of mastectomy patients discharged from the hospital and their supporters. The subjects of this study were 10 mastectomy outpatients. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews that included questions about instrumental and emotional social support. Results of this study were as follows : 1. The mastectomy outpatients received instrumental and emotional support from their husbands, their children, their family, their friends, the other mastectomy patients, doctors and nurses. 2. The main support members of the mastectomy outpatients were their relatives, especially, their husbands\u27. 3. For the mastectomy outpatients, the other mastectomy patients\u27 support was very valuable. 4. The kind of support was influenced by the relationship between the patient and sup porter