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The Influence of Health Beliefs on Anxiety and Depression among Preoperative Breast Cancer Patients

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dc.contributor.author Acquaye, Victoria Akuorkor
dc.contributor.author Dai-Kosi, Alfred Dickson
dc.contributor.author Sarfo, Isaac Acheampong
dc.contributor.author Pereko, Kingsley Kwadwo Asare
dc.contributor.author Ackom, Christian
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-21T15:12:35Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-21T15:12:35Z
dc.date.issued 2019-02
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7932
dc.description 14p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study assessed the influence of health belief on anxiety and depression among preoperative breast cancer patients in Ghana. The cross-sectional survey design was used for data collection via two self-administered structured questionnaires. One hundred and five (105) preoperative breast cancer participants aged between 18 and 60 and one hundred (100) preoperative uterine fibroid patients serving as a comparative group were selected from three (3) referral health facilities in Ghana. The participants were administered tests assessing anxiety, depression and health beliefs. Multiple Regression analyses were carried out and the results revealed that breast cancer participants obtained significantly higher scores on anxiety, depression, severity and vulnerability subscales of the Health Belief Scale (HBS) than the uterine fibroid patients. Further analyses indicated that the measures of Health beliefs of vulnerability predicted higher anxiety and depression for the breast cancer participants compared with those of preoperative uterine fibroid patients. This study generates knowledge about the relations between health belief and psychological wellbeing among breast cancer patients in Ghana. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject anxiety en_US
dc.subject depression en_US
dc.subject health beliefs en_US
dc.subject preoperative en_US
dc.title The Influence of Health Beliefs on Anxiety and Depression among Preoperative Breast Cancer Patients en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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