Relación entre el sentido de coherencia y calidad de vida en mujeres con cancer de mama en el hospital Departamental de Villavicencio Meta

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between quality of life and sense of coherence in women diagnosed with breast cancer in the departmental hospital of the city of Villavicencio Meta. This research employed a quantitative design with a descriptive correlational method, which was carried out with a sample of fifty-six women (N=56) in women between 18 and 65 years of age diagnosed with breast cancer in the Departmental Hospital, who were undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy. To perform the respective statistical analysis, the quality of life variable was measured with the FACT-B, in which it was found that the social and functional dimensions showed satisfactory levels of quality of life, but it is crucial to focus efforts on improving the physical and emotional well-being of patients, in order to achieve a more comprehensive and balanced care. On the other hand, the sense of coherence was measured with the SOC-29, which showed that, although the capacity for comprehensibility varied more among women, all the dimensions indicated a good level of adaptation and quality of life, underscoring the importance of providing continuous support to strengthen As for the Pearson correlation analysis between the variables studied, physical well-being has a moderate and significant negative correlation with meaningfulness, but not with comprehensibility or manageability. Social/family well-being and emotional well-being did not show significant correlations with any dimension of sense of coherence. However, functional wellbeing correlated positively and significantly with manageability and meaningfulness. Finally, the Sub-Mom dimension did not show significant correlations with any of the dimensions of sense of coherence. Thus, the findings represented an important addition to the existing evidence and have important implications for clinical practice, particularly from a psychological perspective.