BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A STUDY OF LITERATURE REVIEW Kartika Wijayanti, Suryo Ediyono
Faculty of Health Nursing, Universitas Muhamamdiyah Magelang
Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sebelas Maret
Abstract
Introduction. The highest incidence of cancer in Indonesia in women is breast cancer. Central Java is one of the provinces with the highest incidence. Some of the causes are family history of breast cancer, physical activity/sports, obesity, age at first birth, history of offering breast feed, and age of menarche. Cancer is a terminal disease that causes various impacts, including biological/physical, psychological, and social impacts, here in after referred to as biopsychosocial impacts. It is important to examine the importance of biopsychosocial impacts through an in-depth study based on data based on a literature review, where this data is useful for identifying these impacts that will form the basis of appropriate interventions against these impacts. The purpose of this literature review is to see the biopsychosocial impact of breast cancer sufferers in Indonesia. The literature review method uses secondary data from previous research on the biopsychosocial impact of breasts cancer in Indonesia, which was searched using the Google Scholar search engine and Pubmed from 2015 to 2020. The results of the literature review stated that 20 journals show the biological/physical impact felt by sufferers cancer is pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, hair loss, skin discoloration, and decreased appetite. The psychological impact that is felt is fear of death, anxiety, shame, depression, even to the level of suicidal thoughts. Conclusion. The impacts that occur in breast cancer sufferers are in the form of biological/physical impacts, psychological impacts and social impacts that require intervention to overcome them. Suggestion: it is necessary to do non-pharmaceutical therapy to deal with client complaints so that it can support the patients current medical therapy.
Keywords: Breast Cancer, Physical Impact, Psychological impact, Social Impact
