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Determination of Ontological Well-Being and Self-Compassion Levels in Patients with Mastectomy: A Cross-Sectional
Behice Belkıs Çalışkan1, İnci Mercan Annak2, Ayşe Kabasakal3
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Beykent University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Background:
Individuals who undergo mastectomy encounter many psychosocial problems, and individuals need to be evaluated psychosocially during the surgery process. Although the concepts of ontological well-being and self-compassion are new in the literature, they provide important clues for the psychosocial evaluation of individuals.
Aim:
This study was planned to determine the ontological well-being and self-compassion levels of individuals who have had a mastectomy.
Methods:
The study was planned with a descriptive and cross-sectional design and conducted in the general surgery clinic of a training and research hospital. Data were collected face-to-face by reaching 96 individuals who had mastectomy operations. Data were collected using the 'Socio-demographic information form, Self-compassion scale-short form (SCS-SF), and Ontological well-being scale (OWBS)'. Statistical methods were used to evaluate the data.
Results:
When the study findings were examined, a statistically positive but weak relationship was found between the ontological well-being and self-compassion levels of individuals who had a mastectomy (r = 0.363, p < 0.05), and a statistically positive but weak relationship was found between all dimensions of OWBS and SCS-SF (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The significant relationship between the ontological well-being and self-compassion levels of individuals who have had a mastectomy and many sociodemographic characteristics reveals that these two psychosocial factors should be evaluated. In addition, the high levels of ontological well-being and self-compassion of individuals and the positive effects of these two concepts on each other are variables that should be considered.
Implication For Practice:
The study results provide insight into the ontological well-being and self-compassion levels of individuals who have had a mastectomy. Nurses can determine patients' coping skills and quality of life by examining how individuals evaluate the past, present, and future within the scope of ontological well-being and the level of compassion they show to themselves while making psychosocial assessments. With these values determined, a comprehensive nursing plan can contribute to individuals' complete state of psychosocial well-being.
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